The development of the county of Champagne followed a curious course, only emerging in its final form in the mid-12th century, far later than most other counties in medieval France. The county lay along the eastern border between the kingdom of France and the imperial territories, to the east of Paris. It corresponded approximately to the current French départements of (from north to south) Ardennes, Marne, Aube and Yonne. Ecclesiastically, the county was split between the archbishoprics of Reims and Sens.

During the 5th to 7th centuries, the territory of the future county of Champagne straddled the kingdoms of Austrasia and Burgundy, and must have been subject to conflicting pressures at least until about [633/34]. At the end of the 5th century, the kings of Burgundy expanded their area of influence westwards to include the southern part of the territory[1]. On the death of the Merovingian king Chilperic in 511, Champagne formed part of the lands inherited by his oldest son king Theoderic, whose territories later evolved into the kingdom of Austrasia and who established his base at Reims. At the partition of Frankish territories in 561 after the death of king Chlothachar I, his son king Sigebert I received most of the territory previously held by king Theoderic and retained Reims as his capital. However, the southern part of the future county reverted to Burgundian influence and was incorporated into the land which passed to Sigebert's brother Guntchramn[2]. When king Dagobert I appointed his son Sigebert as king of Austrasia in [633/34], the whole of Champagne appears to have been included in his territorial allocation[3]. There is insufficient data available in the primary sources consulted to enable us to be precise about political boundaries during the Merovingian period. However, this early fluidity of borders in the Champagne area may have impeded the development of territorial identity and may help explain the delayed evolution of Champagne as a county, compared particularly with the counties of Blois (CENTRAL FRANCE, Nobility) and Vermandois (NORTHERN FRANCE, Nobility) with whose existence it was so inextricably linked, as explained below.

A greater and more long-lasting impact on Champagne resulted from the Carolingian partition under the treaty of Verdun in 843. This left the future county firmly on the French side of the divide which marked the eastern boundary between the west Frankish kingdom and the kingdom of Lotharingia. The border was consolidated into the permanent boundary between the French kingdom and the Empire, which meant that Champagne evolved differently from its eastern neighbours the duchies of Bar and Lorraine which remained under imperial suzerainty. This demarcation was to have a marked influence on the eastward expansion of the kingdom of France well into the 17th century.

The earliest reference so far identified in the primary sources to Champagne as an entity is the appointment of Drogo, son of Pepin "le Gros" maior domus of Austrasia and Neustria, as dux of Champagne in [688/90][4]. Thereafter the absence of Champagne from 8th to 10th century sources is striking. It is suggested that this was due partly to the temporal control over large parts of the territory which was exercised by the archbishops of Reims, In addition, the neighbouring county of Vermandois spread its influence into the Champagne area during the late 9th and 10th centuries. Regino refers, in the late 9th century, to "Folcone episcopo, Heriberto et Pippino comitibus in Remorum civitate", presumably referring to Héribert [I] (later Comte de Vermandois) and his brother Pepin, which shows that they and the bishop constituted the dominant influence in Reims, the heart of the future county of Champagne. Several decades later, Héribert [II] Comte de Vermandois, son of Héribert [I], was powerful enough in Champagne to engineer the appointment of his infant son to the temporal administration of the archbishopric of Reims, triggering a dispute which persisted for more than 20 years. Lastly, Héribert "le Vieux", son of comte Héribert [II], is recorded as Comte d'Omois and Comte de Meaux in the mid-10th century, territories which lay to the south-east of Reims, at some distance from the family's original centre of operations in Vermandois and well within the territory of what later developed into the county of Champagne.

A similar pattern emerged in the county of Troyes, to the south of Champagne, which was held in turn by Burgundian and Vermandois families. The county is first recorded in the second half of the 9th century in the family of Harduin, a count in Burgundy. After the death of Harduin's grandson Robert in 886, the succession to Troyes is unclear until the mid-10th century when it was held by Giselbert Duke of Burgundy. After Giselbert died in 956, Troyes passed to his son-in-law Robert de Vermandois, son of Count Héribert [II], which effectively completed a pincer movement by the Vermandois family over the territory of the future county of Champagne. On the death in [1019/21] of Count Robert's grandson, Etienne Comte de Troyes, the county of Troyes appears to have passed to Eudes II Comte de Blois, although the primary source which confirms this has not so far been identified. At any rate, Etienne, son of Comte Eudes II, is recorded as succeeding his father in the counties of Meaux and Troyes in 1037[5]. Etienne's son, Count Eudes III, was expelled from Troyes in 1071, when the county passed to his cousin Eudes, son of Thibaut III Comte de Blois.

References to Champagne as a county re-emerge in primary sources in the late 11th century, when the family of the counts of Blois acquired control over the counties of Champagne and Troyes. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines refers to "Hugonem Campanie comitem" (brother of Eudes de Blois) as one of the sons of "comiti Campanie Theobaldo"[6], referring to Count Thibaut III, although it is not clear that the latter claimed to be count of Champagne during his lifetime. Count Hugues's possession of Champagne is confirmed by the charter dated 1110 under which "Hugo comes Campanie, Theobaldi comitis filius" founded the abbey of Notre-Dame de Cheminon[7]. On the retirement of Count Hugues in 1125 to become a Knight Templar, the county passed to his nephew Thibaut IV "le Grand" Comte de Blois et de Troyes.

The evolution of the title Count Palatine ("comes palatinus"), borne by the counts of Champagne, follows a similarly unusual path. The title was first granted by Lothaire King of France to Héribert "le Vieux" Comte de Meaux et de Troyes, probably in the 960s and maybe as an honorary appointment because Héribert had married the king's paternal grandmother. The title is next recorded with Eudes II Comte de Blois. The precise route of transmission is not known, but it is assumed that it had become permanently associated with the county of Troyes which, as mentioned above, passed to Comte Eudes on the death of Etienne, who was the great-nephew of Héribert "le Vieux". The title subsequently passed to Thibaut IV Comte de Blois, as shown by the record of his 1152 death in the necrology of Chartres cathedral in which he is named "Teobaldus comes palatinus"[8].

The final consolidation of the titles Comte de Troyes, Comte de Champagne and Count Palatine was achieved by Count Henri "le Libéral" who succeeded his father Count Thibaut IV in 1152. Count Henri is the first member of the family of the counts of Blois to be referred to consistently in primary sources as count of Champagne.

The counts of Champagne made up for their delayed start in consolidating their county by two judicious marriages at the end of the 12th century. By marrying the heiress of the kingdom of Jerusalem in 1192, Henri II Comte de Champagne succeeded as king of Jerusalem, leaving his French county to his younger brother who in 1199 married the Navarrese princess who ultimately became heiress of the kingdom of Navarre. While Henri's reign in Jerusalem was short-lived, the kingdom of Navarre passed to the counts of Champagne after the death in 1234 of Sancho VII King of Navarre, and remained in the family until the marriage in 1284 of Jeanne Queen of Navarre and the future Philippe IV "le Bel" King of France.

Because of the late development of a centralised county in the Champagne area, other nobles families emerged within the territory with the title count. By the time of the accession of Henri "le Libéral" Comte de Champagne in 1152, these "lesser" counts had fallen under the suzerainty of the counts of Champagne, providing one of the few examples in medieval France where counts were vassals of other counts. Several of these comital families played prominent roles in medieval Europe, contracting high-profile marriages with nobility and royalty from outside their home base in Champagne. In this respect, Champagne represents an atypical example in the development of local nobility in French counties. The explanation for this is not obvious, although one could suggest that the county's strategic location on the boundary of imperial jurisdiction may have encouraged the rise to prominence of a greater share of noble families than was the case, for instance, in counties which were located well within the French heartland in central and western France. The fact that, from 1234, the counts of Champagne were also kings of Navarre may also have enabled the local nobility to leverage their positions upwards on the European political scene.

The families of eight of these "lesser" counts are set out in this document:

Bar-sur-Aube. Recorded as a county from the early 11th century, Bar-sur-Aube passed by inheritance to the counts of Valois in the mid-11th century, and subsequently to the counts of Vermandois.
Bar-sur-Seine. Held during the mid-11th century by the Burgundian counts of Tonnerre, this county passed to the family of the counts of Brienne in the early 12th century, and to the du Puiset family half a century later, before becoming extinct in the male line in 1219.
Brienne. First recorded as a county from the mid-10th century, Brienne survived within the same family well into the 13th century.
Joigny. This county was situated south of the county of Sens, on the borders with the duchy of Burgundy.
Rethel. This county is first recorded from the 10th century.
Reynel. This county is first referred to in the 11th century. However, the family lost its comital status in the mid-12th century, surviving as Seigneurs de Reynel, an unusual example of demotion in the ranks of nobility which deserves further study.
Sens. This was recorded as a county from the mid-9th century, but survived only until the early 11th century when it was incorporated into the domaine royale.
Tours. Recorded as a county from the mid-9th century, Tours was inherited by the family of the counts of Blois.
Troyes. The evolution of the county of Troyes is discussed above.

In addition, lesser nobility in the county of Champagne are represented in this document by the Sires de Broyes, the Seigneurs de Chacenay, the Seigneurs de Châtillon-sur-Marne (who acquired the county of Saint-Pol in northern France by marrying the heiress in 1196), the Seigneurs de Conflans, the Seigneurs de Coucy, the Seigneur de Dampierre-sur-l'Aube (who inherited Bourbon and the county of Flanders in the early 13th century), the Seigneurs de Hierges, the Seigneurs de Joinville (later appointed to the hereditary office of seneschal of the county of Champagne), the Seigneurs de Ligny (of the family of the counts of Luxembourg, who later became Comtes de Ligny, whose castle was originally situated in the county of Bar, under imperial jurisdiction, but was transferred to the kingdom of France in the 13th century), the Seigneurs de Ramerupt (who succeeded as Comtes de Roucy in northern France in the late 11^th century), and the Sires de Villehardouin.

Champagne produced many noble adventurers who sought their fortune in the crusader kingdoms in the Levant. Baudouin de Rethel played an active role in the First Crusade, was rewarded for his service with the county of Edessa to the east of Cilician Armenia, and succeeded as king of Jerusalem in 1118. The counts of Brienne provided one king of Jerusalem (Jean de Brienne, who subsequently also became emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople), an unsuccessful claimant to the throne of Sicily, and a duke of Athens in the early 14th century. The Seigneurs de Châtillon-sur-Marne provided a prince of Antioch. The Seigneurs de Hierges also established themselves in the kingdom of Jerusalem soon after the First Crusade, but the family's career was cut short when Manassès de Hierges, ex-Constable of the kingdom of Jerusalem, was ignominiously required to return to the west as the price for obtaining his release from Turkish captivity in 1154. The Sires de Villehardouin provided the famous chronicler, and also became princes of Achaia in mainland Greece in the early 13th century.

The marriage in 1284 of Jeanne Queen of Navarre and the future Philippe IV "le Bel" King of France marked the point at which the county of Champagne was effectively transferred into the domaine royale of the Capetian kings.

Chapter 1. COMTES de CHAMPAGNE 1152-1197

HENRI I 1152-1181, HENRI II 1181-1197

HENRI de Blois, son of THIBAUT IV Comte de Blois & his wife Mathilde of Carinthia [Sponheim] (1126-Troyes 17 Mar 1181, bur Troyes, Saint-Etienne). "Teobaudus Blesensis comes" made a donation to Montiérender by charter dated 1139 with the consent of "Matildis comitissa uxor mee et Henricus filius meus"[9]. He left France with King Louis VII in Jun 1147 on the Second Crusade[10]. He succeeded his father in 1152 as HENRI I "le Libéral" Comte de Champagne et de Brie. During his rule, Champagne became a centre of commerce. He was one of the most respected counsellors of the king of France. "Henricus Trecensium comes palatinus" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1154[11]. He left France on crusade once more in 1179, with Philippe Count of Flanders. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the death in 1181 of "comes Henricus Trecensis" after returning from overseas[12]. Robert of Torigny records the death in 1182 of "Henricus comes Trecensis" and the succession of "Henricus filius eius natus ex filia Ludovici regis Francorum"[13]. The necrology of the abbey of Mores records the death "XVI Kal Apr" of "comes Henricus Trecensis"[14]. The necrology of Sens cathedral records the death "XVI Kal Apr" of "Henricus comes Campanie"[15]. The necrology of Saint-Loup, Troyes records the death "17 Mar 1180" of "Henricus comes Trecenses"[16]. The necrology of Saint-Etienne, Troyes records the death "17 Mar" of "comes Henricus Campanie"[17]. The Livre d'Anniversaires of Chartres cathedral records the death "XVI Kal Apr" of "Henrici comitis Trecensi"[18].

m (1164) MARIE de France, daughter of LOUIS VII King of France & his first wife Eléonore d’Aquitaine (1145-3 or 11 Mar 1198, bur Cathedral of Meaux, Seine-et-Marne). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Mariam comitissam Trecensum et Aelidem comitissam Blesensem" as the two daughters of "regi Francie Ludovico" and his wife "Alienor Guilielmi filia comits Pictavorum et Aquitanie ducis"[19]. Her parentage is confirmed by Matthew of Paris, who specifies that Marie was the older sister and married the older brother "Henricus filius magni comitis Theodbaldi Flandrensis", although he does not state her name[20]. She was regent of Champagne during the absence of her husband on Crusade 1179-1181, during the minority of her son Henri II 1181-1187, during the latter's absence on Crusade 1190-1197, and during the minority of her grandson Thibaut III 1197-1198. She was the author of “le Lai du Chèvrefeuille”, and made her court a literary centre. Philippe d'Alsace Count of Flanders sought to marry her in 1184. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the death in 1198 of "comitissa Maria Campaniensis"[21]. The necrology of Sens cathedral records the death "V Non Mar" of "Maria Trecensis comitissa"[22]. The necrology of Saint-Etienne, Troyes records the death "4 Mar" of "Maria Trecensis comitissa, regis Francorum filia"[23].

Comte Henri & his wife had four children:

1. HENRI (29 Jul 1166-Acre 10 Sep 1197). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Henricus et Theobaldus" as sons of "comes Henricus Trecensis" & his wife[24]. William of Tyre (Continuator) names him and specifies that he was nephew of Philippe II King of France[25]. He succeeded his father in 1181 as HENRI II Comte de Champagne et de Brie. Robert of Torigny records the death in 1182 of "Henricus comes Trecensis" and the succession of "Henricus filius eius natus ex filia Ludovici regis Francorum"[26]. He ruled under the regency of his mother during his minority 1181-1186. He left on the Third Crusade and was in command of the siege operations at Acre in 1190[27]. After the murder of Corrado di Monferrato, Comte Henri hurried to Tyre, where he was acclaimed as the suitable candidate to marry Corrado's widow the heiress of the kingdom of Jerusalem, and within two days his betrothal was announced[28]. He succeeded in 1192 as HENRI King of Jerusalem, by right of his wife, but was never crowned king[29]. Together with Richard I King of England, he signed a five year peace treaty with Saladin 2 Sep 1192, under which the coastal towns as far south as Jaffa were ceded to the Christians who were also given the right to visit the holy places in Jerusalem[30]. He appointed Jean of Ibelin as Constable of Jerusalem in 1194, considering that Amaury de Lusignan had forfeited the post after being arrested for supporting the Pisan revolt in Tyre[31]. Following the succession of Amaury de Lusignan as Lord of Cyprus in 1194, the two parties planned an alliance, sealed by the betrothal of Amaury's three young sons to Comte Henri's three young daughters[32]. Comte Henri died after accidentally falling through a window in his palace at Acre[33]. The necrology of Sens cathedral records the death "VIII Id Sep" of "Henricus comes Campanie"[34]. Betrothed (1179) to ISABELLE de Hainaut, daughter of BAUDOUIN V Comte de Hainaut [later BAUDOUIN VIII Count of Flanders] & his wife Marguerite de Flandres [later Marguerite I Ctss of Flanders] (Valenciennes Apr 1170-Paris 15 Mar 1190, bur Notre Dame, Paris). The Chronicon Hanoniense records the betrothal in 1179 of "Elizabeth filia comitis Hanoniensis" and "Henrico filio comitis Trecensis"[35]. Betrothed (1181, contract broken [1187]) to YOLANDE de Flandre, daughter of BAUDOUIN VIII Count of Flanders [BAUDOUIN V Comte de Hainaut] & his wife Marguerite Ctss of Flanders ([1175]-Constantinople 24 or 26 Aug 1219). The Chronicon Hanoniense records the marriage in 1181 of "Yolandem Balduini comitis Hanoniensis filiam" and "Henricus primus comitis Campanensis filius"[36], but this was presumably only a betrothal as such a marriage is unrecorded elsewhere. According to Gade[37], Henri II Comte de Champagne was still betrothed to a daughter of Baudouin V Comte de Hainaut when his betrothal to Ermesinde de Namur was arranged. Presumably this was Yolande. Betrothed (1187, broken 1190) to ERMENSENDE de Namur, daughter of HENRI "l'Aveugle" Comte de Luxembourg & his second wife Agnes van Geldern (Jul 1186-17 Feb 1247). This betrothal was arranged by Henri Comte de Namur et de Luxembourg in order to guarantee a suitably strong protector for his infant daughter in light of his dispute with Baudouin V Comte de Hainaut regarding the eventual succession to his counties, but the arrangement was discontinued after the 1190 imperial decision in favour of Comte Baudouin[38]. m (5 May 1192) as her third husband, ISABELLE of Jerusalem, widow firstly of HONFROY [IV] of Toron, and secondly of CORRADO Marchese di Monferrato, daughter of AMAURY I King of Jerusalem & his second wife Maria Komnene (1172-[May 1206]). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Isabella" as wife of "comes Campaniensis Henricus…comes et princeps…in Acra"[39]. She married fourthly (Apr/Oct 1198) Amaury King of Cyprus and Jerusalem, and was crowned [Jan] 1198 at Acre as ISABELLE Queen of Jerusalem with her fourth husband. Comte Henri II & his wife had two daughters:

- KINGS of JERUSALEM.

2. MARIE de Champagne ([1174]-Jerusalem 9 Aug 1204). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names the two daughters of "comitissa Maria Campaniensis" as "Colatiam uxorem comitis Guilelmi Matisconensis et Mariam uxorem comitis Balduini Flandrensis"[40]. The Chronicon Hanoniense records the betrothal in 1179 of "filia comitis Henrici Maria" and "filium [comitis Flandrie] Theobaldum", the latter presumably being an error for "Balduinum"[41]. William of Tyre (Continuator) specifies that the sister of Henri II Comte de Champagne was married to comte Baudouin, later emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople[42]. The Flandria Generosa names "Maria sorore Theobaldi Campaniæ comitis" as wife of Count Baudouin[43]. She visited Palestine in 1204 en route to join her husband in Constantinople, received homage from Bohémond IV Prince of Antioch at Acre[44], but died soon after at Jerusalem. According to Sturdza, she assumed that she was rejoining her husband in Palestine not knowing of the crusade's diversion to Constantinople and his election as emperor[45]. The Flandria Generosa specifies that she died at "Acharon"[46]. m (Betrothed 1179, 6 Jan 1186) BAUDOUIN de Flandre, son of BAUDOUIN V Comte de Hainaut [BAUDOUIN VIII Count of Flanders] & his wife Marguerite Ctss of Flanders (Jul 1171-in prison in Bulgaria 11 Jun 1205). He succeeded his mother in 1194 as BAUDOUIN IX Count of Flanders, and his father in 1195 as BAUDOUIN VI Comte de Hainaut. He was crowned as BAUDOUIN I Emperor of Constantinople 16 May 1204.

3. SCHOLASTIQUE de Champagne (-1219). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names the two daughters of "comitissa Maria Campaniensis" as "Colatiam uxorem comitis Guilelmi Matisconensis et Mariam uxorem comitis Balduini Flandrensis"[47]. m as his second wife, GUILLAUME IV Comte de Mâcon et de Vienne, son of GERAUD I Comte de Mâcon et de Vienne [Bourgogne-Comté] & his wife GuYonne II, [Maurette] de Salins (-1224).

4. THIBAUT de Champagne (13 May 1179-24/25 May 1201, bur Troyes Saint-Etienne). William of Tyre (Continuator) names him and specifies that he was brother of Henri II Comte de Champagne[48]. He succeeded his brother in 1197 as THIBAUT III Comte de Champagne et de Brie.

- see below.

THIBAUT III 1197-1201

THIBAUT de Champagne, son of HENRI I "le Libéral" Comte de Champagne & his wife Marie de France (13 May 1179-24/25 May 1201, bur Troyes Saint-Etienne). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Henricus et Theobaldus" as sons of "comes Henricus Trecensis" & his wife[49]. He succeeded his brother in 1197 as THIBAUT III Comte de Champagne et de Brie. Villehardouin records that "Thibaut Comte de Champagne et de Brie" was "a young man of only twenty-two" in 1199 when he vowed to take the cross at a tournament at his castle of Ecri on the Aisne in Nov 1199, inspired by the preaching of Foulques de Neuilly, and that he was accepted as leader of the movement for the Fourth Crusade[50]. He died suddenly before preparations for departure were complete[51]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the death "1201…in Campania circa Pentecostem" of "comes Theobaldus anno etatis eius 25" and his burial next to his father in "Trecis in ecclesia sancti Stephani"[52]. The obituary of Boulancourt records the death 25 May of Thibaut III Comte de Champagne[53]. The necrology of Sens cathedral records the death "IX Kal Jun" of "Theobaldus comes Campanie"[54]. The necrology of Saint-Etienne, Troyes records the death "25 Mai" of "Theobaldus comes, iuvenis, filius comitis Henrici huius ecclesie fundatoris"[55]. The necrology of Chartres cathedral records the death "VIII Kal Jun" of "Theobaldus comes Campanie palatinus"[56].

m (1 Jul 1199) Infanta doña BLANCA de Navarra, daughter of don SANCHO VI "el Sabio" King of Navarre & his wife Infanta doña Sancha de Castilla (-12/14 Mar 1229). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Blancham sororis regis Navarreorum" as wife of "Theobaldus frater [comitis Campaniensis Henrici]"[57]. She was regent of Champagne 1201-1222 during the minority of her son. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the death "1229 pridie Id Mar" of "comitissa Blancha Campaniensis"[58]. The necrology of Saint-Etienne, Troyes records the death "12 Mar" of "Blancha comitissa Trecensis palatina"[59].

Comte Thibaut III & his wife had two children:

1. daughter (1200-). Villehardouin records that the wife of Comte Thibaut "had borne him a little daughter and was about to bear a son" when her husband died[60].

2. THIBAUT de Champagne (Pamplona 3 May 1201-Pamplona 8 Jul 1253, bur Pamplona). Villehardouin records that the wife of Comte Thibaut "had borne him a little daughter and was about to bear a son" when her husband died[61]. He succeeded his father in 1201 as THIBAUT IV Comte de Champagne et de Brie. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records that "comes Campaniensis Theobaldus" joined his [maternal] uncle in Navarre in 1225[62]. He succeeded his maternal uncle in 1234 as TEOBALDO I "le Grand" King of Navarre.

- see below.

Comte Thibaut III had one illegitimate child by an unknown mistress:

3. GUILLAUME (-29 Dec ----). The necrology of Sens cathedral records the death "IV Kal Jan" of "Guillelmus frater illustris regis Navarrie thesaurarius hujus ecclesie"[63]., the same necrology recording the death of "Theobaldus illustris rex Navarre et comes Campanie" which must refer to King Teobaldo I, Thibaut IV Comte de Champagne. If this entry relates to Guillaume illegitimate son of King Teobaldo I, who was Bishop of Pamplona, it would presumably have referred to his bishopric not just the junior post of thesaurarius.

THIBAUT IV 1234-1253, THIBAUT V 1253-1270, HENRI III 1270-1274, JEANNE 1274-1305

THIBAUT de Champagne, son of THIBAUT III Comte de Champagne & his wife Infanta doña Blanca de Navarra (Pamplona 3 May 1201-Pamplona 8 Jul 1253, bur Pamplona). Villehardouin records that the wife of Comte Thibaut "had borne him a little daughter and was about to bear a son" when her husband died[64]. He succeeded his father in 1201 as THIBAUT IV Comte de Champagne et de Brie. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records that "comes Campaniensis Theobaldus" joined his [maternal] uncle in Navarre in 1225[65]. He succeeded his maternal uncle in 1234 as TEOBALDO I "le Grand" King of Navarre. He answered the call of Pope Gregory IX for a Crusade in 1239, and led a French contingent which landed at Acre 1 Sep 1239. William of Tyre (Continuator) names "Tiebaut li rois de Navarre qui estoit cuens de Champaigne" among those who took part in the crusade from France which landed at Acre in 1239[66]. He marched south to attack the Egyptian outposts of Ascalon and Gaza, where they were defeated. He returned to Europe in Sep 1240[67]. The necrology of Sens cathedral records the death "Kal Mai " of "Theobaldus illustris rex Navarre et comes Campanie"[68]. The necrology of Saint-Etienne, Troyes records the death "11 Jul" of "Theobaldus rex Navarre, Campanie et Brie comes palatinus"[69]. The "Corónicas" Navarras record the death "Id Iul…apud Pampilonam" in 1253 of "Teobaldus…rex Navarre et comes palatinus Campanie atque Brie" and his burial in Pamplona[70].

[71]Betrothed (1219) MARGARET of Scotland, daughter of WILLIAM I "the Lion" King of Scotland & his wife Ermengarde de Beaumont (1193-1259, bur Church of the Black Friars, London).

m firstly (mid-May 1220, repudiated 1222) as her second husband, GERTRUD von Dagsburg, widow of THIBAUT I Duke of Lorraine, daughter of ALBERT II Graf von Dagsburg & his wife Gertrud von Baden ([May 1205/mid-1206]-before 19 Mar 1225). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the second marriage in 1220 of "Gertrudem comitissam de Daburc [relictam Theobaldi iuvenis dux Lotharingie]" and "iuvenis comes Theobaldus Campaniensis" and their separation two years later on grounds of consanguinity[72]. Richer records that "ducem Lotoringie Theobaldum" was married to "filiam comitis de Daxporc", that he inherited the county through her, that after her first husband died she married "comes…Campanie adhuc adolescens" who in his turn inherited the county, that she was repudiated for sterility by her second husband and married thirdly "comiti de Lignigne", and that after the couple's death soon afterwards there were no heirs to her county which (including "castra…Hernestem et Turquestem, et…opida…Albam et Saleborc") was annexed by "Metensis episcopus Iohannes" but that "frater…dicti comitis defuncti" captured "castrum Daxporc"[73]. She married thirdly (1224 before Sep) Simon von Leiningen.

m secondly (1222) AGNES de Beaujeu, daughter of GUICHARD [IV] “le Grand” Sire de Beaujeu & his wife Sibylle de Hainaut [Flanders] (-11 Jul 1231, bur Clairvaux). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the second marriage of "Theobaldus comes Campaniensis" and "Agnetem sororem Humberti filiam Wichardi de Belloioco"[74]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the death "1231 V Id Jul" of "Agnes comitissa Campanie" and her burial "in Clarevalle in capella comitis Flandrie matris sue avunculi"[75].

[76]Betrothed (1231) to YOLANDE de Bretagne, daughter of PIERRE Duke of Brittany & his first wife Alix de Thouars (in Brittany end 1218-château de Bouteville 10 Oct 1272, bur Villeneuve-les-Nantes, église abbatiale de Notre Dame).

m thirdly (contract Mar 1232, 22 Sep 1232) MARGUERITE de Bourbon, daughter of ARCHAMBAUD [VIII] "le Grand" Sire de Bourbon [Dampierre] & his first wife Guigone de Forez (-Provins, Brie 12 Apr 1256, bur Clairval). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the marriage of "comes Campaniensis Theobaldus" and "Margaretam filiam Erchenbaldi de Borbona"[77]. The contract of marriage between “Theobaldus Campanie et Brie comes palatinus” and “Archambaldus dominus Borbonii…Margarita filia” is dated Mar 1232[78]. She was regent of Champagne and Navarre 1253-1256 during the minority of her son. “Marguerite…royne de Navarre, de Champaigne et de Brye conteste palatine” settled a dispute between “les nobles barons Jehan conte de Bourgoigne et signour de Salins…et Thiebaut conte de Barz” by charter dated 3 Nov 1254[79]. The necrology of Saint-Etienne, Troyes records the death "29 Mar" of "Margarita regina Navarre"[80]. The necrology of the Chapelle Saint-Blaise, Provins records the death on 29 Mar of "Margarita regina"[81]. The "Corónicas" Navarras record the death "II Id Apr…apud Privignum" in 1256 of "Margarita…regina Navarre, commitissa Canpanie atque Brie" and her burial in "apud Claram vallem"[82].

Comte Thibaut IV & his second wife had one child:

1. BLANCHE de Champagne (before 19 Jan 1225-Château de Hédé, Ille-et-Vilaine 11 Aug 1283, bur Hennebont, Morbihan, Abbaye cistercienne de Notre Dame de la Joie). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records that "Agnes comitissa Campanie" left an only daughter but does not name her[83]. “O Meranie dux, comes Burgundie palatinus et…Beatrix uxor eius” agreed with “Theobaldum Campanie et Brye comitem palatinum” the marriage of “Othonem filium nostrum” and “Blancham filiam ipsius Theobaldi comiti Campanie” by charter dated 19 Jan 1225[84]. Infanta doña BLANCA de Navarra from her father's accession to the throne of Navarre in 1234. The marriage contract between “P. dux Britannie comes Richerimontis…Johanni de Britannia filio nostro” and “Theobaldus…rex Navarre, Campanie et Brie comes palatinus…filiam suam domiscellam Blancham” is dated 16 Jan 1236[85]. She founded the Abbaye de la Joie near Hennebont [1270], where she was later buried. The necrology of the Abbaye des Clairets records the death "IV Id Sep" of "Blancha comitissa Britannie"[86]. Betrothed (19 Jan 1225) to OTTO de Bourgogne, son of OTTO I Duke of Merano, Comte Palatin de Bourgogne [Andechs] & his first wife Beatrix de Bourgogne-Comté (-Burg Niesten 19 Jun 1248, bur Langheim). He succeeded his father in 1234 as Comte Palatin de Bourgogne, Duke of Merano. m (contract Château-Thierry, Aisne 16 Jan 1236) JEAN de Bretagne, son of PIERRE I "Mauclerc" Duke of Brittany, Earl of Richmond & his first wife Alix de Thouars Dss of Brittany (1217-Château de l'Isle, Férel, Morbihan 8 Oct 1286, bur Prières, église abbatiale de Notre Dame). On his marriage, his father-in-law declared Jean his heir in Navarre, even if he subsequently had a male heir. After his majority, he swore allegiance to Louis IX King of France at Paris 16 Nov 1237 as JEAN I "le Roux" Duke of Brittany. He renounced his rights to Navarre in favour of his brother-in-law Teobaldo II King of Navarre, by agreement in 1254.

King Teobaldo I & his third wife had six children:

2. ELEONORE de Champagne ([1233]-young).

3. THIBAUT de Champagne, Infante don TEOBALDO de Navarra (1239-Trapani, Sicily 4 Dec 1270, bur Provins, église des Cordeliers). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the birth in 1239 of "regi Navarre filius" but does not name him[87]. He succeeded his father in 1253 as THIBAUT V Comte de Champagne et de Brie, TEOBALDO II "el Joven" King of Navarre. He died on returning from the crusade in Tunis. The necrology of the Chapelle Saint-Blaise, Provins records the death on 4 Dec of "Theobaldus rex Navarre fundator noster"[88]. The "Corónicas" Navarras record the death "Non Dec…apud Trapanam" in 1270 of "Theobaldus secundus…rex Navarre et comes palatinus Campanie adque Brie" and his burial "apud Privignum"[89]. m (Melun, Seine-et-Marne 6 Apr 1258) ISABELLE de France, daughter of LOUIS IX King of France & his wife Marguerite de Provence (2 or 18 Mar 1242-Hyères near Marseille 27 Apr 1271, bur Provins, église des Cordeliers). She died on returning from the crusade in Tunis. The necrology of Saint-Etienne, Troyes records the death "22 Apr" of "Ysabellis quondam regine Navarre…regis Francorum filia"[90]. The "Corónicas" Navarras record the death "XV Kal Mai…apud Yeras" in 1271 of "Helisabet…regina Navarre et comitissa Campanie atque Brie" and her burial "in monasterio…Barra"[91]. Mistress (1): doña MARQUESA Gil de Rada, daughter of ---. King Teobaldo II had one illegitimate child by Mistress (1):

a) doña MARQUESA de Navarra (-after 1303). m (before 1276) as his second wife, don PEDRO Fernández Barón de Hijar, illegitimate son of don JAIME I “el Conquistador” King of Aragon & his mistress doña Berenguela Fernández ([1245/49]-[1297]).

4. MARGUERITE de Champagne, Infanta doña MARGARETA de Navarra ([1240]-3 Oct 1307, bur église des Précheresses, Nancy). She renounced her rights over the county of Champagne shortly after her marriage, renewing the declaration 20 Mar 1273[92]. She founded the convent of the Clarissans at Neufchâteau in 1297. m (contract 6 Jun 1249, 10 Jul 1255) FERRY III Duke of Lorraine, son of MATHIEU II Duke of Lorraine & his wife Catherine van Limburg (early 1240-31 Dec 1302, bur Beaupré Abbey).

5. PIERRE de Champagne, Infante don PEDRO de Navarra (-22 May 1265). Señor de Muruzábal. The necrology of the Chapelle Saint-Blaise, Provins records the death on 22 May of "Petrus filius regis Navarre"[93].

6. BEATRICE de Champagne, Infanta doña BEATRIZ de Navarra ([1242]-Château de Villaines-en-Duesmois, Côtes d'Or 1295 after Jul). A charter dated Nov 1258 confirms the marriage between “Hue duc de Bourgoigne” and “Thiebaut…foy de Navarre, de Champaigne et de Brie cuens palatins…demoiselle Biatrix nostre serour”[94]. Dame de l'Isle-sous-Montréal. She renounced any claim to the succession of her brother 2 Sep 1273. After her husband died, she retired to the château de l'Isle-sur-Serein. She quarrelled with her stepson Robert Duke of Burgundy, and asked for protection from Philippe II "Auguste" King of France. m (contract Nov 1258) as his second wife, HUGUES IV Duke of Burgundy, son of EUDES III Duke of Burgundy & his second wife Alix Dame de Vergy (9 Mar 1213-château de VillaInés-en-Duesmois, Côtes d'Or 27 or 30 Oct 1272, bur Abbaye de Cîteaux).

7. HENRI de Champagne, Infante don ENRIQUE de Navarra (-Pamplona 22 Jul 1274, bur Pamplona). He succeeded his brother in 1270 as HENRI III Comte de Champagne et de Brie, ENRIQUE I King of Navarre. The necrology of Saint-Etienne, Troyes records the death "23 Jul" of "Henricus rex Navarre"[95]. m (Melun, Seine-et-Marne 1269) as her first husband, BLANCHE d'Artois, daughter of ROBERT I Comte d’Artois [Capet] & his wife Mathilde [Mahaut] de Brabant (1248-Paris 2 May 1302). Regent of Navarre, during the minority of her daughter Juana Queen of Navarre, whose marriage with the future Philippe IV King of France she agreed at Orléans May 1275. She married secondly (27 Jul/29 Oct 1276) Edmund “Crouchback” of England Earl of Lancaster, who was also Regent of Champagne and Navarre 1275-1283. The Chronicle of Thomas Wykes records the marriage in 1275 of “dominus Edmundus frater domini regis Anglorum” and “dominam reginam Naveriæ”[96]. Mistress (1): doña --- Lacarra, daughter of ---. King Enrique I & his wife had two children:

a) THIBAUT de Champagne, Infante don TEOBALDO de Navarra (-1273).

b) JEANNE de Champagne, Infanta doña JUANA de Navarra (Bar-sur-Seine 14 Jan 1273-Château de Vincennes 31 Mar or 2 Apr 1305, bur Paris église des Cordeliers). She succeeded her father in 1274 as JEANNE Ctss de Champagne et de Brie, JUANA Queen of Navarre, Ctss de Bigorre. After her marriage, she continued to govern Champagne personally, her husband governing Navarre. m (Paris, Notre Dame 16 Aug 1284) PHILIPPE de France, son of Philippe III King of France & his first wife Infanta doña Isabel de Aragón (Fontainebleau 8 Apr/Jun 1268-Fontainebleau 29 Nov 1314, bur église de l'Abbaye royale de Saint-Denis). He succeeded 1284 by right of his wife as FELIPE I King of Navarre, Comte de Champagne. He succeeded his father 1285 as PHILIPPE IV "le Bel" King of France. Crowned Notre-Dame de Reims 6 Jan 1286.

King Enrique I had one illegitimate child by Mistress (1):

c) don JUAN Enríquez de Lacarra (-1323).

- ENRÍQUEZ de LACARRA.

King Teobaldo I had four illegitimate children by unknown mistresses:

8. doña MARGARITA [Inés] de Navarra . m (before 15 Jul 1243) as his second wife, don ÁLVARO Pérez de Azagra Señor de Albarracín, son of don PEDRO Fernández de Azagra & his wife --- .

9. don GUILLERMO de Navarra ([1225 or after]-30 Dec before 1267). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records that "comes Campaniensis Theobaldus" had "filium nomine Guillelmum bastardum", dating the event to "quo tempore rex"[97]. As the same passage records the arrival of Thibaut in Navarre to join his uncle in 1225, it is assumed that "quo tempore rex" is intended to mean "during the time his uncle was king" rather than "while he [Thibaut] was king". The marriage dates of the illegitimate daughters of Thibaut indicate that they must have been born before his accession, which also suggests that this interpretation of the phrase in the Chronicle is correct. The Chronicle also adds in the same passage that "episcopus Pampelone" was "frater uterinus eiusdem bastardi", giving a clue to the identity of the mother of don Guillermo. A priest.

10. doña ELIDA de Navarra (-[1242]). Maybe m (contract Mar 1238[98]) as his first wife, don ÁLVARO Pérez de Azagra Señor de Albarracín, son of don PEDRO Fernández de Azagra & his wife ---.

11. doña BERENGUELA de Navarra . Prioress of San Pedro de Ribas.

The precise relationship between the following person and Thibaut IV Comte de Champagne has not yet been ascertained:

1. --- (-killed Orléans 1236). Matthew of Paris records "nepos comitis Campaniæ scilicet regis Navariæ" among those killed at Orléans in 1236 during disturbances[99].

Chapter 2. COMTES de BAR-sur-AUBE

1. ACHARD de la Ferté-sur-Aube . 925. m ACHARDA, daughter of ---. The primary source which confirms her marriage has not yet been identified. Achard & his wife had two children:

a) NOCHER [I] (-after 1011). The Acta Sanctorum commentary on the life of St Simon de Valois records that "Rodulpho (Simonis genitori)" married three wives, firstly "Adela, Nocheri Barrensis ad Albam comtis filia, Notheri comitis Suessionum neptis, Archardi proneptis" who had previously married "Rainaldum de Sinemuro, Rainardum comitem de Jooniaco, Rotgerium de Wangionis ripa"[100]. Comte de Bar-sur-Aube 1003. "Fulchone Suessionis episcopo ac comite Notcherio fratribus" supported a donation by "Vualterius Eduorum…episcopus" of property to the abbey of Flavigny by charter dated 1011, subscribed by " Fulco episcopus Sessionis civitatis, Beraldi nepotis eius, Notcherii comitis, Notcherii filii eius, Adelise comitisse"[101]. m ADELISA, daughter of ---. "…Notcherii comitis, Notcherii filii eius, Adelise comitisse" subscribed the charter dated 1011 under which "Fulchone Suessionis episcopo ac comite Notcherio fratribus" supported a donation by "Vualterius Eduorum…episcopus" of property to the abbey of Flavigny[102]. Nocher [I] & his wife had three children:

i) NOCHER [II] (-[1019] or after). His parentage is established by the charter dated 1011 under which "Fulchone Suessionis episcopo ac comite Notcherio fratribus" supported a donation by "Vualterius Eduorum…episcopus" of property to the abbey of Flavigny, subscribed by "…Notcherii comitis, Notcherii filii eius, Adelise comitisse"[103]. Comte de Bar-sur-Aube. Comte de Soissons, de iure uxoris. m ADELISA Ctss de Soissons, daughter of GUY Comte de Soissons & his wife ---. The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. Nocher [II] & his wife had [three] children:

(a) NOCHER [III] (-[1040]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Comte de Bar-sur-Aube. m ---. The name of Nocher's wife is not known. Nocher [III] & his wife had two children:

(1) AELIS (-11 Sep 1053). The Acta Sanctorum commentary on the life of St Simon de Valois records that "Rodulpho (Simonis genitori)" married three wives, firstly "Adela, Nocheri Barrensis ad Albam comtis filia, Notheri comitis Suessionum neptis, Archardi proneptis" who had previously married "Rainaldum de Sinemuro, Rainardum comitem de Jooniaco, Rotgerium de Wangionis ripa"[104]. Ctss de Bar-sur-Aube. Her origin is indicated by the undated charter under which her son "Symon comes Barrensium" donated property to the abbey of Molesme for the souls of "parentum suorum Radulfi…comitis et Walterii fratris suis et matris sue Adele"[105]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Adala" wife of "comitis Veromandie [error for Valois] Rodolfi" and mother of "Symonem et filiam…Adala", but does not give her origin[106]. "Symon comes Barrensium" donated property to the abbey of Molesme for the souls of "parentum suorum Radulfi…comitis et Walterii fratris suis et matris sue Adele" by undated charter, the entry stating that "Adelina comitissa" died "III Id Sep"[107]. m firstly (1040) RENAUD de Semur-en-Brionnais, son of GEOFFROY I Seigneur de Semur & his first wife --- de Brioude. m secondly RENARD Comte de Joigny, son of GEOFFROY de Joigny & his wife Alix de Sens. m thirdly as his second wife, ROGER [I] avoué de Vignory, son of GUY [I] de Vignory & his wife --- (-after [1050/52]). m fourthly (after [1050/52]) as his first wife, RAOUL III Comte de Valois, de Vexin, d'Amiens et de Vitry, son of RAOUL II Comte de Valois & his wife Adela de Breteuil (-Péronne 23 Feb or 8 Sep 1074, bur Montdidier, later transferred to Crépy-en-Valois, église collégiale Saint-Arnoul). The county of Bar-sur-Aube was transmitted to the issue of this fourth marriage.

(2) ISABELLE . The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m GAUTHIER de Clamecy.

(b) GUY (-1055 or after). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Monk [1022]. Archbishop of Reims 1033.

(c) [RENAUD [I] (-1057). Comte de Soissons. Europäische Stammtafeln[108] shows Renaud [I] Comte de Soissons as a possible son of Nocher [II] Comte de Bar-sur-Aube. The basis for this is presumably that his predecessor in Soissons was his supposed mother, but the corresponding primary source has not yet been identified.]

- COMTES de SOISSONS.]

ii) BERAUD (-1052). "Fulco episcopus Sessionis civitatis, Beraldi nepotis eius…" subscribed a charter dated 1011 under which "Vualterius Eduorum…episcopus" donated property to the abbey of Flavigny[109]. Archdeacon at Langres before 1015. Provost at Langres 1018. Bishop of Soissons 1019.

iii) [daughter . "Humbertus archidiaconus…avunculus meus Beraldus archidiaconus" donated property to Cluny by charter dated to [15 Feb 1023][110] which, if avunculus is used in its strict sense, indicates that the mother of archdeacon Humbert was the sister of archdeacon Béraud. m HENRI Seigneur de Vergy, [illegitimate son of HENRI Duke of Burgundy & his mistress ---] (-before 1023).]

b) FOULQUES (-1015 or after). "Fulchone Suessionis episcopo ac comite Notcherio fratribus" supported a donation by "Vualterius Eduorum…episcopus" of property to the abbey of Flavigny by charter dated 1011[111]. Bishop of Reims 993/1000. Bishop of Soissons 995/1015.

Chapter 3. COMTES de BAR-sur-SEINE

From [1046] at least, the county of Bar-sur-Seine was held by the Comtes de Tonnerre. The county was later transmitted to the family of the Comtes de Brienne by the marriage of Eustachie, sister of Hugues-Rainard Comte de Tonnerre et de Bar-sur-Seine, to Gauthier [I] Comte de Brienne. It was inherited by Hugues [IV] du Puiset Vicomte de Chartres as a result of his marriage to Petronille, daughter of Milon de Brienne Comte de Bar-sur-Seine, and in 1220 the county was sold to the Comte de Champagne by the heirs of the Puiset family.

A. COMTES de BAR-sur-SEINE (TONNERRE)

1. RAOUL . The Chronicle of St Bénigne de Dijon names "miles Rodulfus…de Barrensi castro…et filius ipsius Rainardus"[112]. m ---. The name of Raoul´s wife is not known. Raoul & his wife had one child:

a) RAINARD . The Chronicle of St Bénigne de Dijon names "miles Rodulfus…de Barrensi castro…et filius ipsius Rainardus"[113]. same person as…? RAINARD (-after [997]). Comte [de Bar-sur-Seine]. "Milo comes…Raynardus comes…" witnessed the charter dated to [992] under which “Umbertus…et mee conjugis…Giberge” donated property "in villa…Curtis-Secreta…in comitatu Tornodorense" to Saint-Michel de Tonnerre[114]. Ernest Petit suggests this co-identity, pointing out that Coussegré was situated in the domaine of Chaource, which in part was a dependency of the county of Bar-sur-Seine[115]. There appears to be no other evidence of the existence of Rainard, son of Raoul, and Bouchard points out that the dating of the charter in question is uncertain[116]. She suggests that it is more likely that "Rainardus comes" was either Rainard Comte de Sens or Rainard Comte de Tonnerre, the son of Ermengardis. However, the latter suggestion appears incorrect as "Miles comes", who would have been the father of Rainard Comte de Tonnerre, is also named in the [992] charter. "…Raynardi comitis…Milonis comitis…" subscribed a charter dated to [997] which deals with the property at Coussegré[117]. m ---. The name of Renard´s wife is not known. Rainard & his wife had [one possible child]:

i) [ERMENGARDE (-after 1018). Ernest Petit suggests that Ermengarde, wife of Milon [III] Comte de Tonnerre, was the daughter of Rainard and heiress of Bar-sur-Seine[118]. A family connection is indicated by the charter dated to [992/1005] uner which “Milo comes Tornodorensis castri” donated property "in villa…Curtis-Secreta" to the monastery of Saint-Michel, with the consent of “coniugis mee Ermengarde et carissimorum filiorum meorum Achardi, Rainardi et Alberici”[119], the property being the same as the subject of the [992] charter witnessed by "…Raynardus comes…"[120]. m MILO [IV] Comte de Tonnerre, son of --- ([950/65]-1002 or after).

2. HUGUES-RAINARD de Tonnerre, son of MILO [IV] Comte de Tonnerre & his wife Aceka --- (-2/3 Apr 1084). “Milo comes castri Tornodori” donated property to Saint-Michel de Tonnerre, by charter dated 29 Sep 1046, which specifies that after the death of “supradicti Milonis regnante filio eius Hugone…”, signed by “Hugonis qui et Raynardi…comitis…”[121]. He succeeded his father as Comte de Tonnerre et Comte de Bar-sur-Seine 1046. Archdeacon at Langres. Bishop of Langres 1065.

B. COMTES de BAR-sur-SEINE (BRIENNE)

MILON de Brienne, son of GAUTHIER [I] Comte de Brienne et de Bar-sur-Seine & his wife Eustachie Ctss de Bar-sur-Seine [Tonnerre] (-[1126]). His parentage is proved by his undated charter under which "Milo…comes Barris super Sequanam" donated property to the abbey of Molesme with the consent of "Matildis uxor eius, Airardus comes frater eius"[122]. Comte de Bar-sur-Seine. "Airardus comes Brinensis filius Walterii comitis" donated property to the abbey of Molesme with the consent of "matre sua Eustachia comitissa et uxore sua [blank], necnon et Milone fratre suo comite de Barro" by charter dated to [1085/1111][123]. A note of a donation by "Hugo comes Trecorum" to "Monasterium Arremari" is included in a charter dated 1113, signed by "Milo comes Barri, Ayrardus frater eius comes Brenie"[124]. "Milo comes Barri" donated "castri…Juliaci" to Molesme abbey for a convent, later the priory of Jully-les-Nonnains, by charter dated [1115][125]. "Airardus Breonensis comes…et comitem Barrensem Milonem fratrem suum" are named in a charter dated to [1125 or before], subscribed by "Milonis comitis, Widonis filii eius"[126].

m (before 1103) MATHILDE de Noyers, daughter of MILON [II] Sire de Noyers & his wife ---. 1103/16. "Milo…comes Barris super Sequanam" donated property to the abbey of Molesme with the consent of "Matildis uxor eius, Airardus comes frater eius" by undated charter[127]. The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified.

Comte Milon & his wife had two children:

1. GUY de Brienne (-13 Feb ----). His parentage is proved by the charter dated to [1125 or before] in which "Airardus Breonensis comes…et comitem Barrensem Milonem fratrem suum" are named, subscribed by "Milonis comitis, Widonis filii eius"[128]. 1145. Comte de Bar-sur-Seine. The necrology of the abbey of Mores records the death "Pridie Id Feb" of "Guido comes Barrensis"[129]. m PETRONILLE-ELISABETH de Chacenay, daughter of ANSERIC [II] de Chacenay & his wife Humbeline [de Troyes] (-[28 Aug] ----). 1139/1165. The foundation charter of the abbey of Mores, undated but dated to 1152, records the donations of "Petronilla, Barri comitissa…pro anima viri sui Widonis et filiorum suorum Milonis et Willelmi"[130]. There is doubt about her name as the cartulary of Troyes Saint-Pierre records a charter dated [1148/53] which recalls a donation by "Helisabeth mater Milonis comitis Barensis et ipsius uxor Agnes"[131]. The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. The necrology of Notre-Dame aux Nonnains records the death "28 Aug" of "Petronilla, monacha comitissa Barri"[132], although this entry could refer to her granddaughter. Comte Guy & his wife had six children:

a) MILON de Brienne (-1 Oct 1151). The foundation charter of the abbey of Mores, undated but dated to 1152, records the donations of "Guido comes Barri super Secanam, filiis suis Milone et Willielmo"[133]. Comte de Bar-sur-Seine. The cartulary of Troyes Saint-Pierre records a charter dated [1148/53] which recalls a donation by "Helisabeth mater Milonis comitis Barensis et ipsius uxor Agnes"[134]. m as her first husband, AGNES de Baudémont dame de Braine, daughter and heiress of GUY de Baudémont Seigneur de Braine & his wife Alix Dame de Braine (1130-24 Jul 1204, bur Braine, église abbatiale de Saint-Ived). The foundation charter of the abbey of Mores, undated but dated to 1152, records the donations of "Agnes, Barri comitissa…pro anima viri sui comitis Milonis"[135]. The cartulary of Troyes Saint-Pierre records a charter dated to [1148/53] which recalls a donation by "Helisabeth mater Milonis comitis Barensis et ipsius uxor Agnes"[136]. The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Agnes nobilis de Barro super Sequanam" as second wife of "comitem de Brana Robertum domnum", specifying that she was "mater comitisse Petronille"[137]. She married secondly (1152) as his second wife, Robert de France Seigneur de Dreux. "R comes dominus Droc et Bran" donated property to Notre-Dame de la Trappe with the consent of "Agnetis uxoris eius [R patris meis]…comitisse matris mee…et Yolande comitisse uxore mee et liberorum meorum " by charter dated Jul 1212[138], although the document is incorrectly dated assuming that the death date of Agnes is correct as shown above. Comte Milon & his wife had one child:

i) PETRONILLE de Brienne (-[28 Aug] ----). Her parentage is proved by the Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines which names "Agnes nobilis de Barro super Sequanam", second wife of "comitem de Brana Robertum domnum", as "mater comitisse Petronille"[139], read together with the charter dated [1148/53] which recalls a donation by "Helisabeth mater Milonis comitis Barensis et ipsius uxor Agnes"[140]. She succeeded her father as Ctss de Bar-sur-Seine. "Hugo de Puteolo comes Barri super Sequanam…Petronilla conjuge sua" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1168, in the presence of "comitis Henrici"[141]. The necrology of Notre-Dame aux Nonnains records the death "28 Aug" of "Petronilla, monacha comitissa Barri"[142], although this entry could refer to her grandmother. The necrology of Molesme records the death "IV Kal Sep" of "Petronilla comitissa Barri"[143]. m HUGUES [IV] de Puiset Vicomte de Chartres, son of ERARD [IV] du Puiset Vicomte de Chartres & his wife Heloise de Roucy (-Ardech, England Nov 1189, bur Durham). "Hugo de Puteolo comes Barri super Sequanam…Petronilla conjuge sua" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1168, in the presence of "comitis Henrici"[144].

b) GUILLAUME de Brienne . 1139. The foundation charter of the abbey of Mores, undated but dated to 1152, records the donations of "Guido comes Barri super Secanam, filiis suis Milone et Willielmo"[145].

c) GUY de Brienne . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. 1139.

d) MANASSES de Brienne (-3/4 Apr 1193). His parentage is given by Alberic de Trois Fontaines[146]. "Manasses comes Barri super Sequanam…Theobaldo fratre meo" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charters dated 1164 and [1165], the latter naming "patris mei comitis Milonis"[147]. He was elected Bishop of Langres in 1179. "Manasses…Lingonensis episcopus" confirmed donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1180, witnessed by "Hugo de Puteolo comes Barri"[148]. He went on the third crusade[149].

e) THIBAUT de Brienne (-1204 or after). "Manasses comes Barri super Sequanam…Theobaldo fratre meo" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charters dated 1164 and [1165], the latter naming "patris mei comitis Milonis"[150]. He is named as brother of Manasses, in a document which also names his wife[151]. m MARGUERITE de Salmaise Dame de Champlost, daughter of JEAN de Salmaise & his wife ---. 1163/1204. She is named in the same document as her husband[152]. Thibaut & his wife had two children:

i) PERRONELLE de Brienne (-[Dec 1236/Jan 1237]). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. Dame de Champlost. m GUY de Chappes, son of --- (-Jul 1221).

ii) AGNES de Brienne (-before 1240). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. 1192/1237. Dame de Bragelogne et de Beugnon. m PHILIPPE Sire de Plancy, son of --- (-before 1237).

f) ERMESINDE de Brienne (-1211 or after). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Isabellam relictam domini Anselli de Triangulo, sororis comitis de Barro super Sequanam et episcopi Manasse Lingonensis" as second wife of "comes Barri Theobaldus"[153]. m firstly ANSEAU [III] Sire de Trainel, son of --- (-[1188/89]). m secondly (1189, divorced [1195]) as his second wife, THIBAUT de Bar Seigneur de Briey, Steinay and Longwy, son of RENAUD II Comte de Bar & his wife Agnes de Blois ([1160]-12/13 Feb 1214, bur Saint-Mihiel). He succeeded his brother in 1190 as THIBAUT I Comte de Bar.

2. RENAUD de Brienne (-16 Dec 1150). Robert of Torigny's De Immutatione Ordinis Monachorum records the death in 1151 of "Reinaldus filius Milonis comitis de Bar super Sequanam" who had been installed as abbot of Molesme[154]. Abbot of Cîteaux 1133.

C. COMTES de BAR-sur-SEINE (PUISET)

HUGUES [IV] du Puiset, son of ERARD [IV] du Puiset Vicomte de Chartres & his wife Heloise de Roucy (-Ardech, England Nov 1189, bur Durham). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur du Puiset. Vicomte de Chartres. Comte de Bar-sur-Seine, de iure uxoris. "Hugo de Puteolo comes Barri super Sequanam…Petronilla conjuge sua" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1168, in the presence of "comitis Henrici"[155].

m PETRONILLE Ctss de Bar-sur-Seine, daughter of MILON Comte de Bar-sur-Seine [Brienne] & his wife Agnes de Baudémont (-[28 Aug] ----). Her parentage is confirmed by the Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines which names "Agnes nobilis de Barro super Sequanam", second wife of "comitem de Brana Robertum domnum", as "mater comitisse Petronille"[156], read together with the charter dated [1148/53] which recalls a donation by "Helisabeth mater Milonis comitis Barensis et ipsius uxor Agnes"[157]. "Hugo de Puteolo comes Barri super Sequanam…Petronilla conjuge sua" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1168, in the presence of "comitis Henrici"[158]. 1174. The necrology of Notre-Dame aux Nonnains records the death "28 Aug" of "Petronilla, monacha comitissa Barri"[159], although this entry could refer to her grandmother. The necrology of Molesme records the death "IV Kal Sep" of "Petronilla comitissa Barri"[160].

Hugues [IV] & his wife had [four] children:

1. MILON du Puiset (-Damietta 17/18 Aug 1219). "Hugo de Puteolo comes Barri" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated Apr 1174, naming "Petronilla uxor mea cum liberis meis Milone, Helvide et Margarita"[161]. Comte de Bar-sur-Seine. Seigneur du Puiset, Vicomte de Chartres 1190. "Gaufridus vicecomes Castriduni" confirmed the donation by "Milo comes Bari super Secanam" to Hôtel-Dieu, Châteaudun for the soul of "avi sui Ebrardi" with the consent of "Helisendi uxore sua et Galtherio filio suo" by charter dated 12 Oct 1199[162]. "Milo comes Barri super Sequanam" confirmed donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1206[163]. "Millo comes Barri super Secanam et Elixanda uxor mea et Gaucherus filius meus" founded the Hospital of Bar-sur-Seine by charter dated 1210[164]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the departure on crusade in 1219 of "comes Milo de Barro super Sequanam cum filio suo Galthero et cum Iohanne de Arceis filiastro suo"[165]. The necrology of Hôtel-Dieu at Provins records the death "VII Kal Sep" of "Milo comes Barri super Seccanam et Gaucherus filius suus"[166]. The necrology of the Abbaye des Clairets records the death "XV Kal Sep" of "Milo comes Barri"[167]. The necrology of Molesme records the death "XV Kal Sep" of "Milo comes Barri"[168]. m (before 1198) as her second husband, HELISENDE de Joigny, widow of JEAN d'Arcis, daughter of RENARD [IV] Comte de Joigny & his wife Adela de Nevers. "Helisendi uxore sua et Galtherio filio suo" consented to the donation by "Milo comes Bari super Secanam" to Hôtel-Dieu, Châteaudun confirmed by charter dated 12 Oct 1199[169]. The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. Her first marriage is indicated by the Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines which records the departure on crusade in 1219 of "comes Milo de Barro super Sequanam cum filio suo Galthero et cum Iohanne de Arceis filiastro suo"[170]. "Milo comes Barri super Sequanam" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1210, with the consent of "uxoris mee Elissendis et filii mei Gaucherii"[171]. "Millo comes Barri super Secanam et Elixanda uxor mea et Gaucherus filius meus" founded the Hospital of Bar-sur-Seine by charter dated 1210[172]. "Milo comes Barri super Sequanam et Elissendis comitissa et Galaherius filius eorum" confirmed donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated Feb 1218, with the consent of "uxoris mee Elissendis et filii mei Gaucherii"[173]. The necrology of the Abbaye des Clairets records the death "IV Kal Mar" of "Helisendis…comitissa Barri super Sequanam"[174]. Comte Milon & his wife had two children:

a) HUGUES du Puiset (-before 12 Oct 1199). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. 1197. He presumably died before 12 Oct 1199 the date of his father's donation which was confirmed by his brother Gaucher.

b) GAUCHER du Puiset (-killed in battle Damietta 30 Jul 1219). "Helisendi uxore sua et Galtherio filio suo" consented to the donation by "Milo comes Bari super Secanam" to Hôtel-Dieu, Châteaudun confirmed by charter dated 12 Oct 1199[175]. "Milo comes Barri super Sequanam" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1210, with the consent of "uxoris mee Elissendis et filii mei Gaucherii"[176]. "Millo comes Barri super Secanam et Elixanda uxor mea et Gaucherus filius meus" founded the Hospital of Bar-sur-Seine by charter dated 1210[177]. The necrology of Hôtel-Dieu at Provins records the death "VII Kal Sep" of "Milo comes Barri super Seccanam et Gaucherus filius suus"[178]. The necrology of the Abbaye des Clairets records the death "III Kal Aug" of "Galcherus filius Milonis comitis Barri"[179]. The necrology of Molesme records the death "III Kal Aug" of "Gaucherius filius Milonis comitis Barri"[180]. m (before Feb 1219) as her first husband, ELISABETH de Courtenay, daughter of PIERRE [II] de Courtenay Marquis de Namur Emperor of Constantinople & his second wife Yolande de Flandre ([1199][181]-1269[182] or after). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines refers to the marriage of "quintam filiarum eius [Namucensis comitis Petri]" and "Galtherus de Barro super Sequanam comitis Milonis filius" and her second marriage to "Odo, Alexandri filius, frater ducis Burgundie Odonis"[183]. The primary source which names her has not yet been identified. She married secondly (1220) Eudes [I] Seigneur de Montagu [Burgundy-Capet].

2. HELVIS du Puiset (-1215 or after). "Hugo de Puteolo comes Barri" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated Apr 1174, naming "Petronilla uxor mea cum liberis meis Milone, Helvide et Margarita"[184]. "Milo comes Barri super Sequanam" noted the donation by "Elvis soror mea domina de Balenio" to Jully-les-Nonnains, affirmed by "filie predicte Helvis", by charter dated 1208[185]. Dame de Balnois. The primary source which records her second marriage has not yet been identified. m firstly ---. m secondly GUY de Sennecey, son of ---. Helvis & her first husband had one child:

a) LAURE --- . She is referred to as daughter of Helvis in the charter dated 1208 under which "Milo comes Barri super Sequanam" noted the donation by "Elvis soror mea domina de Balenio" to Jully-les-Nonnains, affirmed by "filie predicte Helvis"[186]. The primary source which names her, confirms that she was the daughter of her mother's first marriage, and confirms her own marriage has not yet been identified. She sold her part in the county of Bar-sur-Seine to the Comte de Champagne in 1220[187]. m PONS [II] Seigneur de Cuiseaux et de Clairvaux, son of --- (-after 1230).

3. MARGUERITE du Puiset (-1210 or after). "Hugo de Puteolo comes Barri" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated Apr 1174, naming "Petronilla uxor mea cum liberis meis Milone, Helvide et Margarita"[188]. The primary source which confirms her two marriages has not yet been identified. 1210. Her children by her first marriage inherited the châtellenie du Puiset and the vicomté de Chartres. They sold her part of the county of Bar-sur-Seine to the Comte de Champagne in 1220[189]. m firstly (divorced) SIMON de Bricon Seigneur de Rochefort, son of --- (-Damietta 1219). m secondly EUDES d'Apremont-sur-Saône, son of ---. 1210.

4. [AGNES (-before 1234). Agnes is shown as the possible daughter of Hugues [IV] du Puiset Comte de Bar-sur-Seine in Europäische Stammtafeln[190], but the primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified. m JACQUES de [Durnay/Chacenay], son of --- (-after 1234). He became a monk at Clairvaux[191].]

Chapter 4. COMTES de BASSIGNY

The county of Bassigny was located south of Joinville and north of Chaumont, in the present-day French departement of Haute-Marne[192]. The county was broken up during the wars of Robert II King of France[193].

A. COMTES de BASSIGNY

1. GOZELO (-[before 941]). Comte de Bassigny. m ---. Comte Gozelon & his wife had one child:

a) daughter . The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m ROGER [II] Comte de Laon, son of ROGER [I] Comte de Laon & his wife Heilwig ---.

1. HUGUES, son of ROGER [II] Comte de Laon & his wife --- de Bassigny (-25 Aug 961, bur Reims Saint-Rémi). Comte de Bassigny. The necrology of Reims Saint-Rémi records the death "VIII Kal Sep" of "Hugo filius Rogeri comitis"[194].

2. RICHARD (-[May 999/1005]). Comte de Bassigny, de Bologne, de Vigory et d'Andelot. “Milo comes pagi Tornodorensis…et Ingeltrudis uxoris suæ” restored the monastery of Saint-Michel, naming property "in pago Brionense in villa Jasant" half of which was donated immediately and the other half "post excessum Ingeltrudis uxoris suæ", by charter dated Jul 980, signed by "Richardi comitis, Milonis"[195]. "…Richardi comitis, Rodgerii episcopi…" subscribed the charter dated May 999 donated Paray to Cluny[196]. m LETGARDE, daughter of [MILO [II] Comte de Tonnerre & his wife Ingeltrude --- (-after 1016). "Leotgarda comitissa…ac filii mei Rogerii" donated "terram…in villa…Jassant" to Saint-Michel by charter dated to [1005], signed by "Rogerius comes, Richardus, Rainardus comes, Alberic, Erembertus vicecomes, Milo…"[197]. Ernest Petit highlights that the same property was named in the charter dated Jul 980 in the name of Milo [II] Comte de Tonnerre and his wife Ingeltrude, and suggests therefore that Letgarde must have been their descendant[198]. Europäische Stammtafeln[199] shows Letgarde as the daughter of "Wido proavus Milonis comitis", the latter referring presumably to the 1046 charter of Comte Milo [V]. However, the chronology appears to favour her being the daughter of Milo [II]. The Chronicle of St Bénigne de Dijon records a donation of "ecclesiam…in villa Islo-super-Mosam fluvium in comitatu Bassignacensi" by "matrona…Letgardis…soror Lamberti episcopi" [probably Bishop of Langres], undated but among other records of donations in the late 1020s[200]. Ernest Petit suggests that "soror" could be interpreted in this document as meaning sister-in-law as well as sister[201]. Richard & his wife had [two] children:

a) ROGER (-after 1022). "Leotgarda comitissa…ac filii mei Rogerii" donated "terram…in villa…Jassant" to Saint-Michel by charter dated to [1005], signed by "Rogerius comes, Richardus, Rainardus comes, Alberic, Erembertus vicecomes, Milo…"[202].

b) [RICHARD (-end 1030). "Leotgarda comitissa…ac filii mei Rogerii" donated "terram…in villa…Jassant" to Saint-Michel by charter dated to [1005], signed by "Rogerius comes, Richardus, Rainardus comes, Alberic, Erembertus vicecomes, Milo…"[203]. This document does not state specifically that Richard was another son of the donor but the position of his name in the list of subscribers suggests that this may be correct. Bishop of Langres 1030]

3. [LAMBERT (-23 Aug 1030). Bishop of Langres. The Chronicle of St Bénigne de Dijon records a donation of "ecclesiam…in villa Islo-super-Mosam fluvium in comitatu Bassignacensi" by "matrona…Letgardis…soror Lamberti episcopi" [probably Bishop of Langres], undated but among other records of donations in the late 1020s[204]. Ernest Petit suggests that "soror" could be interpreted in this document as meaning sister-in-law as well as sister[205].]

B. SIRES de VIGNORY

1. RAOUL "Barbeta" . Ernest Petit quotes a short manuscript genealogy of the Vignory family, dated to the late 12th century, which lists "Domini de Vangionis Ripa: Rodulfus Barbeta, Normannus; Vuido; Rogerus…; Vuido Rubeus; Vuido; Vuido; Vuido; Bartolomeus"[206]. m ---. The name of Raoul's wife is not known. Raoul & his wife had one child:

a) GUY [I] (-before 1040). Ernest Petit quotes a short manuscript genealogy of the Vignory family, dated to the late 12th century, which lists "Domini de Vangionis Ripa: Rodulfus Barbeta, Normannus; Vuido; Rogerus…; Vuido Rubeus; Vuido; Vuido; Vuido; Bartolomeus"[207]. m ---. The name of Guy's wife is not known. Ernest Petit suggests that Guy [I] married a daughter or sister of Roger, son of Richard Comte de Bassigny (see Part A of this chapter) to explain the transmission of the name Roger into the Vignory family[208]. Guy [I] & his wife had two children:

i) ROGER [I] ). Ernest Petit quotes a short manuscript genealogy of the Vignory family, dated to the late 12th century, which lists "Domini de Vangionis Ripa: Rodulfus Barbeta, Normannus; Vuido; Rogerus…; Vuido Rubeus; Vuido; Vuido; Vuido; Bartolomeus"[209]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records donations by "Rogerus de Vangionis Rivo, Guidonis filius, cum uxore sua Mathilde et filiis"[210]. "Rotgerius castri…Wangionum rivus indigena et advocatus" donated property to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory with the consent of "seniorum meorum Hugonis…Lingonicæ sedis episcopi atque comitis Raynaldi, Gerardi quoque archidiaconi fratris mei…et uxoris meæ Mathildis…ac filiorum nostrorum Widonis, Gerardi, Rotgeri" by undated charter, dated in the compilation to [1030/32][211]. m firstly MATHILDE, daughter of ---. "…Uxoris meæ Mathildis…" consented to the donation by "Rotgerius castri…Wangionum rivus indigena et advocatus" to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory by undated charter, dated in the compilation to [1030/32][212]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records donations by "Rogerus de Vangionis Rivo, Guidonis filius, cum uxore sua Mathilde et filiis"[213]. m secondly as her third husband, AELIS Ctss de Bar-sur-Aube, widow firstly of RENAUD de Semur-en-Brionnais and secondly of RENARD Comte de Joigny, daughter of NOCHER [III] Comte de Bar-sur-Aube & his wife --- (-1053). She married fourthly as his first wife, Raoul III Comte de Valois, du Vexin et d'Amiens. The Acta Sanctorum commentary on the life of St Simon de Valois records that "Rodulpho (Simonis genitori)" married three wives, firstly "Adela, Nocheri Barrensis ad Albam comtis filia, Notheri comitis Suessionum neptis, Archardi proneptis" who had previously married "Rainaldum de Sinemuro, Rainardum comitem de Jooniaco, Rotgerium de Wangionis ripa"[214]. Roger [I] & his first wife had four children:

(a) GUY [II] "le Rouge" (-1081 or after). "…Filiorum nostrorum Widonis, Gerardi, Rotgeri" consented to the donation by "Rotgerius castri…Wangionum rivus indigena et advocatus" to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory by undated charter, dated in the compilation to [1030/32][215].

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(b) GERARD . "…Filiorum nostrorum Widonis, Gerardi, Rotgeri" consented to the donation by "Rotgerius castri…Wangionum rivus indigena et advocatus" to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory by undated charter, dated in the compilation to [1030/32][216]. [1050/52]. [1100]. m ---. The name of Gérard's wife is not known. Gérard & his wife had one child:

(1) WARNER . [1100].

(c) ROGER . "…Filiorum nostrorum Widonis, Gerardi, Rotgeri" consented to the donation by "Rotgerius castri…Wangionum rivus indigena et advocatus" to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory by undated charter, dated in the compilation to [1030/32], the third son signing as "Rotgerii canonici" in the subscription[217]. Canon at Langres [1050/52].

(d) [WANDALGER [Bruno] . Abbot of Montier-en-Der [1049]/[1081].

ii) GERARD (-before [1059]). "…Gerardi quoque archidiaconi fratris mei…" consented to the donation by "Rotgerius castri…Wangionum rivus indigena et advocatus" to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory by undated charter, dated in the compilation to [1030/32][218]. Archdeacon.

GUY [II] "le Rouge" de Vignory, son of ROGER [I] Sire de Vignory & his first wife Mathilde --- (-1081 or after). Ernest Petit quotes a short manuscript genealogy of the Vignory family, dated to the late 12th century, which lists "Domini de Vangionis Ripa: Rodulfus Barbeta, Normannus; Vuido; Rogerus…; Vuido Rubeus; Vuido; Vuido; Vuido; Bartolomeus"[219]. "…Filiorum nostrorum Widonis, Gerardi, Rotgeri" consented to the donation by "Rotgerius castri…Wangionum rivus indigena et advocatus" to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory by undated charter, dated in the compilation to [1030/32][220].

m HILDEGARDE [de Bar-sur-Aube]. "Dominorum castri [Wangionis]…Widonis et uxoris eius Hildegardis…" consented to the donation by "Oddo et Albertus fratres" to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory by charter dated to [1081/1112][221].

Guy [II] & his wife had six children:

1. GUY [III] (-before 1126). Ernest Petit quotes a short manuscript genealogy of the Vignory family, dated to the late 12th century, which lists "Domini de Vangionis Ripa: Rodulfus Barbeta, Normannus; Vuido; Rogerus…; Vuido Rubeus; Vuido; Vuido; Vuido; Bartolomeus"[222]. Sire de Vignory. "Wido de Wangionisrivis sororius eius" witnessed the charter dated [1100] under which "Odo Burgundie dux" donated property to the abbey of Molesme[223]. m (after 1082) BEATRIX de Bourgogne, daughter of HENRI de Bourgogne [Capet] & his wife Sibylle de Bourgogne [Comté] (-before 1110). "Odo dux Burgundie" confirmed a donation by "frater meus domnus Hugo" to the abbey of Molesme with the consent of "fratres mei Robertus archidiaconus, Henricus puer, Beatrix et Helia sorores mee" by charter dated to [1081/84][224]. "Odo dux Burgundie" donated the village of Marcenay to the abbey of Molesme with the consent of "omnes eius fratres et sorores Robertus, Henricus, Beatrix, Helia" by charter dated to [1080/83][225]. "Beatrix soror Rotberti Lingonensis episcopi" donated property to the abbey of Molesme by charter dated [1085/1106][226]. "…Widone filio predicti Widonis et uxore eius Beatrice et filiis eorum Roberto et Widone" consented to the donation by "Oddo et Albertus fratres" to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory by charter dated to [1081/1112][227]. "Domina Beatrix uxor domini Widonis de Wannulriaco" donated property to Molesme by charter dated [1111/12] which names "fratris sui Roberti Linguonensis episcopi"[228]. Guy [III] & his wife had three children:

a) ROBERT (-before 1125). "…Widone filio predicti Widonis et uxore eius Beatrice et filiis eorum Roberto et Widone" consented to the donation by "Oddo et Albertus fratres" to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory by charter dated to [1081/1112][229].

b) GUY [IV] (-[1150]). Ernest Petit quotes a short manuscript genealogy of the Vignory family, dated to the late 12th century, which lists "Domini de Vangionis Ripa: Rodulfus Barbeta, Normannus; Vuido; Rogerus…; Vuido Rubeus; Vuido; Vuido; Vuido; Bartolomeus"[230]. "…Widone filio predicti Widonis et uxore eius Beatrice et filiis eorum Roberto et Widone" consented to the donation by "Oddo et Albertus fratres" to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory by charter dated to [1081/1112][231]. Sire de Vignory. m ALAIS, daughter of ---. The primary source which confirms her marriage has not yet been identified. 1108/1147. Guy [IV] & his wife had [three] children:

i) GUY [V] (-1150). Ernest Petit quotes a short manuscript genealogy of the Vignory family, dated to the late 12th century, which lists "Domini de Vangionis Ripa: Rodulfus Barbeta, Normannus; Vuido; Rogerus…; Vuido Rubeus; Vuido; Vuido; Vuido; Bartolomeus"[232]. m TIPHAINE, daughter of ---. The primary source which confirms her marriage has not yet been identified. 1147. Guy [V] & his wife had one child:

(a) BARTHELEMY (-Acre 1190). Ernest Petit quotes a short manuscript genealogy of the Vignory family, dated to the late 12th century, which lists "Domini de Vangionis Ripa: Rodulfus Barbeta, Normannus; Vuido; Rogerus…; Vuido Rubeus; Vuido; Vuido; Vuido; Bartolomeus"[233]. Sire de Vignory.

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ii) BEATRIX (-after 1160). The primary source which confirms her parentage and two marriages has not yet been identified. m firstly (1136) RICHARD Comte de Clefmont (-Palestine 1147). m secondly (1148) GUILLAUME de Tilchâtel . 1144/1152.

iii) [ROGER [II] . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.]

c) ALDEARDE (-after 1137). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines refers to the wife of "Rogerus de Iovevilla Gaufridi filius" as "Guidonis sororem de Vangionis rivo"[234]. "Roger seigneur de Joinville et Geoffroy son fils", with the consent of "Audiard femme de Roger", renounced rights over the abbey of Saint-Urbain by charter dated 1132[235]. "Roger de Joinville, sa femme et Geoffroy leur fils" witnessed a charter dated 1137 under which Geoffroy Bishop of Châlons confirmed the foundation of the commanderie du Temple, at Ruetz by "Haton de Hatoncourt"[236]. m (1110) ROGER de Joinville, son of GEOFFROY [II] Sire de Joinville & his wife Hodierne de Courtenay (-1137).

2. ALBERT . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.

3. ANDRE . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.

4. ARNOUL . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. 1081.

5. LAMBERT (-23 Aug 1130). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Archdeacon. Bishop of Langres 1116.

6. ROGER (-[1125]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Abbot of Montier-en-Der 1097.

BARTHELEMY de Vignory, son of GUY [V] de Vignory & his wife Tiphaine --- (-Acre 1190). Ernest Petit quotes a short manuscript genealogy of the Vignory family, dated to the late 12th century, which lists "Domini de Vangionis Ripa: Rodulfus Barbeta, Normannus; Vuido; Rogerus…; Vuido Rubeus; Vuido; Vuido; Vuido; Bartolomeus"[237]. Sire de Vignory.

m (before 1158) ELVIDE de Brienne, daughter of [GAUTHIER [II] Comte de Brienne & his second wife --- de Soissons]. "Walterus comes Brenensis" made donations to the priory of Jully-les-Nonnains with the consent of "Adelaidis uxor suæ et filiorum meorum Arardi et Andree et filiarum mearum Marie et Helvidis" by charter dated [1150][238]. The primary source which confirms her marriage has not yet been identified. 1156.

Barthélemy & his wife had [six] children:

1. GUY [VI] (-Acre 1191). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. m ---. The primary source which confirms her marriage has not yet been identified.

2. GAUTHIER [I] (-23 Nov [1228/29]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Sire de Vignory. "Galterus dominus Wangionis rivi" donated property to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory with the consent of "Elisabeth uxor mea et Galterus filius meus" by charter dated 1200[239]. m (before 1200) ISABELLE de la Ferté-sur-Amance, daughter of GUY [I] de la Ferté-sur-Amance & his wife Alix ---. "Elisabeth uxor mea et Galterus filius meus" consented to the donation by "Galterus dominus Wangionis rivi" of property to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory by charter dated 1200[240]. The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. 1202/1232. Gauthier [I] & his wife had five children:

a) GAUTHIER [II] (before 1200-before Dec 1262). "Elisabeth uxor mea et Galterus filius meus" consented to the donation by "Galterus dominus Wangionis rivi" of property to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory by charter dated 1200[241]. Sire de Vignory. m firstly --- de Possesse. The primary source which confirms her marriage has not yet been identified. m secondly (before Nov 1229) as her second husband, ALIX [Bertha] de Lorraine, widow of WERNER Graf von Kyburg, daughter of FERRY II Duke of Lorraine & his wife Agnes de Bar (-[Apr/29 Sep] 1242, bur Clairlieu). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Aaliz relictam comitis Kyburgensis sororem ducis Lotharingie Mathei" when recording her second marriage to "Galtherus de Vangionis Rivo…filius Galtherius"[242]. Her brother Duke Mathieu I gave her the castle of Ormes in Nov 1229 in return for her renouncing her rights to the succession of their parents[243]. "Galterus dominus Wangionis rivi" made donated property to the abbey of Saint-Etienne de Vignory for "Berte uxoris mee" by charter dated 1290[244]. m thirdly MARIE, daughter of ---. The primary source which confirms her marriage has not yet been identified. 1252. m fourthly (before Mar 1259) ISABELLE de Sancerre, daughter of LOUIS [I] Comte de Sancerre. The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. 1262. Gauthier [II] & his [third] wife had one child:

i) JEANNE de Vignory (-1304 or after). “Estienes fil dou noble baron Jehan, conte de Bourgoigne et signour de Salins et…Johanne fame doudit Estienne, fille çay en arieres Gauthier signour de Vaignorriz” mortgaged their property by charter dated 6 May 1263[245]. Dame de Vignory. 1261/1304. Vignory was inherited by her daughter Jeanne whose heirs eventually transmitted Vignory to the Seigneurs de Dampierre-Saint-Dizier. m (before Mar 1262) ETIENNE [I] de Salins "le Sourd" Seigneur de Saint-Laurent-la-Roche et de Montenot, son of JEAN I "l'Antique/le Sage" Sire de Salins [Bourgogne-Comté] & his second wife Isabelle de Courtenay (-1302). "Estiene de Chalon sires de Waingnorii" made a declaration to the monks of Saint-Etienne de Vignory by charter dated 1290[246].

b) GUY [II] (-1242 or after). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de la Ferté-sur-Amance. 1204/1247. m ALIX, daughter of ---. The primary source which confirms her marriage has not yet been identified.

- SEIGNEURS de la FERTE-sur-AMANCE[247].

c) GUILLAUME (-[1222]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Canon at Langres.

d) MARGUERITE . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. 1204/1213.

e) GERARD . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Archdeacon at Langres 1237.

3. BEATRIX (-after 1228). Her parentage and first marriage are confirmed by the charter dated Apr 1214, in which "Valterius dominus de Vagnoiri" witnessed the settlement of disputes between Cluny and "Jocerannum Grossum", at the request of "Joceranni Grossi nepotis mei"[248]. The primary source which confirms her second marriage has not yet been identified. Dame d'Uxelles. "Beatrix Grossa domina de Osellis" confirmed the settlement agreed between "dominus Jocerannus filius noster" and Cluny by charter dated Jul 1224[249]. m firstly HENRI Grossus Seigneur de Brancion et d'Uxelles, son of (-1214). m secondly DALMAS de Semur Sire de Luzy, son of [DALMAS [II] Seigneur de Semur & his wife --- de Bourbon-Lancy] (-before 1226).

4. ALAIS (-after 1207). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m FOULQUES [II] Sire de Choiseul,. 1157/1192.

5. ELISABETH . The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m --- de Saulx, son of ---.

6. [GILLETTE (-before 1212). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m (before 1200) RENIER [II] Seigneur de Bourbonne, son of ---. 1177/1225.]

Chapter 5. COMTES de BRIENNE

1. GOTBERT [Gauzbert] (-after 951). Flodoard records in 951 that "Gotbertus…ac frater eius Angilbertus" had built "munitionem…Brenam" and were raiding the surrounding country and that Louis IV King of France besieged and destroyed the castle[250].

2. ENGELBERT [I] (-after [968]). Comte de Brienne (comes Brennensis). Flodoard records in 951 that "Gotbertus…ac frater eius Angilbertus" had built "munitionem…Brenam" and were raiding the surrounding country and that Louis IV King of France besieged and destroyed the castle[251]. "Adso, Rosniacensis territorii comes" donated property "in pago Pertense" to Montiérender by charter dated [968], subscribed by "Ingelberti comitis, Ysvardi comitis"[252]. m ---. The name of Engelbert's wife is not known. Engelbert [I] & his wife had [two possible children]:

a) [ENGELBERT [II] (-[980]). The primary source which confirms his existence, and his separate identity from Comte Engelbert [I], has not yet been identified.] m ---. The name of Engelbert's wife is not known. Engelbert [II] & his wife had [one possible child]:

i) [ENGELBERT [III] . The primary source which confirms his existence, and his separate identity from Comte Engelbert [II], has not yet been identified. Comte de Brienne. 1004/08.]

- see below.

b) [INGELTRUDE (-after 980). According to Europäische Stammtafeln[253], the wife of Milon [II] Comte de Tonnerre was the possible daughter of Engelbert [I] de Brienne, but the basis for this speculation has not been found. It is possible that it is based on the location of the property donated in the Jul 980 charter in which “Milo comes pagi Tornodorensis…et Ingeltrudis uxoris suæ” restored the monastery of Saint-Michel, naming property "in pago Brionense in villa Jasant" half of which was donated immediately and the other half "post excessum Ingeltrudis uxoris suæ", signed by "Richardi comitis, Milonis"[254]. The correctness of the speculation appears confirmed by an undated charter which records that "Milo quondam comes" donated property "in villa…Jassant" to Saint-Michel, and that the property was claimed after his death by "comes Ingelbertus" (presumably either Engelbert [II] or Engelbert [III] Comte de Brienne)[255]. m MILON [II] Comte de Tonnerre, son of MILON [I] Comte [de Tonnerre] & his wife Adalgaris --- (-after 980).]

ENGELBERT [III] [de Brienne], son of [ENGELBERT [II] Comte [de Brienne] & his wife ---] . The primary source which confirms his existence, and his separate identity from Comte Engelbert [II], has not yet been identified. Comte de Brienne. 1004/08.

m firstly WANDALMODIS, daughter of --- & his wife Adela Ctss de Salins. The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified.

m secondly as her second husband, ALIX de Sens, widow of GEOFFROY de Joigny, daughter of RENAUD Comte de Sens & his wife ---. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines refers to the wife of "comes de Brena super Albam Engelbertus" as "comitissam Ioviniaci viduam de primo marito"[256]. She died before her husband, as the same passage refers to her son-in-law inheriting Joigny from her after her death and subsequently building the first castle of Joinville with the help of his father-in-law. The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified.

Comte Engelbert [III] & his first wife had two children:

1. ENGELBERT [IV] de Brienne (-1035 or after). "Ingelbertus…comes" donated property to Montiérender by charter dated [1027] "actum Breona castello" in which he names "quondam Ingelbertus comes predecessor noster", subscribed by "Adeledis comitisse, Wuarneri, Gocelmi, Guntardi, Bernard"[257]. This source does not specify that Engelbert's predecessor was his father, but the primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Comte de Brienne. 1027/35.

- see below.

2. GUY de la Pione . 1027/1031. "Ingelberti comitis, fratrisque eius Widonis" subscribed a charter dated [1035 or before] under which "Constantius…et uxor eius Hildegardis" donated property to Montiérender[258]. m ---. The name of Guy's wife is not known. Guy & his wife had two children:

a) LETAUD . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. "Walterus comes Brenensis…mater mea Petronilla" donated property to Montiérender by charter dated 6 Jun 1050, subscribed by "Letaldi comitis Cereaci"[259], although the relationship between the former and the latter is not specified in the document.

b) GAUTHIER de Ciresio . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. 1075/83. m ---. The name of Gauthier's wife is not known. Gauthier & his wife had two children:

i) GUY . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. 1075/83.

ii) THIBAUT . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. 1075/83. "Airardus Breonensis comes…et comitem Barrensem Milonem fratrem suum" are named in a charter dated [1125 or before], subscribed by "Milonis comitis, Widonis filii eius…Teboldo de Ciresio"[260].

Comte Engelbert [III] & his second wife had one child:

3. daughter . The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines refers to the only daughter of "comes de Brena super Albam Engelbertus" & his [second] wife as wife of "Stephano…de Vallibus", specifying that her husband became "comes Ioviniaci" by right of his wife after the death of his mother-in-law and started building the first castle of Joinville with the help of his father-in-law[261]. Dudon abbé de Montiérender recalls the marriage of "Engelbert de Brienne…une sœur vierge" and "Etienne de Joinvi lle" in a charter dated before 15 May 1027[262]. m (before 1027) ETIENNE de Vaux Sire de Joinville, son of --- . 1005/27.

ENGELBERT [IV] de Brienne, son of ENGELBERT [III] de Brienne & his first wife Wandelmodis --- (-1035 or after). "Ingelbertus…comes" donated property to Montiérender by charter dated [1027] "actum Breona castello" in which he names "quondam Ingelbertus comes predecessor noster", subscribed by "Adeledis comitisse, Wuarneri, Gocelmi, Guntardi, Bernard"[263], although "Adeledis comitisse" has not been identified. It is possible that she was an earlier wife of Comte Engelbert [IV]. This source does not specify that Engelbert's predecessor was his father, but the primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Comte de Brienne. 1035.

m PETRONILLE, daughter of --- (-after 6 Jun 1050). "Comes Breonensium Gualterus cum matre sua Petronilla" donated property to Montiérender by charter dated 28 Dec 1035[264], presumably following the death of their father/husband although this is not stated in the document. "Comite Waltero et matre eius Petronilla" are named as present in a charter dated [12 Jun 1050 or before] under which "Bosoni iuvenis" donated property to Montiérender, naming "pater eius Elbertus"[265]. "Walterus comes Brenensis…mater mea Petronilla" donated property to Montiérender by charter dated 6 Jun 1050, subscribed by "Letaldi comitis Cereaci"[266].

Comte Engelbert [IV] & his wife had one child:

1. GAUTHIER [I] de Brienne (-[1090]). "Comes Breonensium Gualterus cum matre sua Petronilla" donated property to Montiérender by charter dated 28 Dec 1035[267]. Comte de Brienne. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Galterus" as successor of "comes de Brena…Engilbertum" but does not specify the relationship between the two[268]. m EUSTACHIE de Tonnerre, daughter of MILO [V] Comte de Tonnerre et de Bar-sur-Seine & his wife Aceka ---. 1072/[1100/05]. Ctss de Bar-sur-Seine. "Rainardus…Lingonensis episcopus, Walteri Breonensis comitis heredis mei et uxoris sue sororis mee" donated property to Montiérender by charter dated 1072, subscribed by "Eustatie comitisse, Walteri comitis Brinensis, Engelberti filii eius, Widonis comitis, Girardi militis, Widonis militis, Aldonis"[269]. Comte Gauthier [I] & his wife had five children:

a) ENGELBERT de Brienne (-after 1082). "Rainardus…Lingonensis episcopus, Walteri Breonensis comitis heredis mei et uxoris sue sororis mee" donated property to Montiérender by charter dated 1072, subscribed by "Eustatie comitisse, Walteri comitis Brinensis, Engelberti filii eius.."[270]. "Walterius comes Brinensis" donated property to the abbey of Molesme "annuente uxore mee et Engelberto filio meo et ceteris filiis meis et filiabus meis" by charter dated to [1076/89]/[1090][271]. A monk at Molesme 1076-82[272].

b) ERARD [I] de Brienne (-[1114/25], bur Montier-en-Der). A note of a donation by "Hugo comes Trecorum" to "Monasterium Arremari" is included in a charter dated 1113, signed by "Milo comes Barri, Ayrardus frater eius comes Brenie"[273]. He succeeded his father as Comte de Brienne. "Airardus comes Brinensis" confirmed donations of "pater meus Walterius comes" to the abbey of Molesme with the consent of "mater mea et due sorores mee" by charter dated to [1085/95][274]. He took part in the First Crusade in 1097[275]. "Airardus comes Brinensis filius Walterii comitis" donated property to the abbey of Molesme with the consent of "matre sua Eustachia comitissa et uxore sua [blank], necnon et Milone fratre suo comite de Barro" by charter dated to [1085/1111][276]. "Airardus Breonensis comes…et comitem Barrensem Milonem fratrem suum" are named in a charter dated [1125 or before], in which "Walterii nepotis sui filii Airardi defuncti comitis" is named, clarifying that Comte Erard was then deceased[277]. m ALIX de Montdidier, daughter of ANDRE de Montdidier Seigneur de Ramerupt & his first wife Adela --- (-1143 or after). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines refers to the wife of "Erardus…comes Brenensis" as "unam filiarum comitis Andree de Archeis et de Ramerut" but does not name her[278]. The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis specifies that one daughter (unnamed, mentioned first) of "Andreas comes de Rameruth" married "Aerardo comiti Briennensi"[279]. The primary source which names her has not yet been identified. She founded the abbey of Bassefontaine with her son Gauthier in 1143[280].

i) GAUTHIER [II] de Brienne (-before 1161). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "comitem Brenensem Galterum et sororem eius Felicitatem" as children of "Erardus…comes Brenensis" & his wife[281]. He succeeded his father as Comte de Brienne. Seigneur de Ramerupt.

- see below.

ii) GUY de Brienne (-after 22 Jan 1143). "Guidonis fratris comitis" subscribed the charter dated 22 Jan 1143 of "Walterus Brenensis comes"[282].

iii) FELICITE de Brienne (-after 21 Jun 1178). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "comitem Brenensem Galterum et sororem eius Felicitatem" as children of "Erardus…comes Brenensis" & his wife, naming the husband of Félicité "Symon de Brois, qui iacet in Baia, filius Hugonis Bardol" and their sons "Hugonem de Brois qui iacet in Claravalle et Symonem de Belloforti"[283]. The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Galterum comitem eiusdem loci et sororem eius nomine Felicitatem" as children of "Aerardo comiti Briennensi" & his wife, specifying that "Felicitas vero soror iam dicti Galteri peperit Simoni de Brois Hugonem et Simonem. Quo defuncto, genuit Ioifrido domino de Iunvilla liberos"[284]. Her second marriage is confirmed by the donation dated 1182 by "Simon Seigneur de Beaufort" (her son) to the abbey of Andecy which is subscribed by "Geoffroy Seigneur de Joinville son frère, Pierre chapelain du Sire de Broyes également son frère"[285]. m firstly SIMON Seigneur de Broyes, son of HUGUES [II] "Bardoul" Seigneur de Broyes & his wife Emmeline de Montlhéry (-[4 Jan [1137/40], bur Baye, near Epernay). m secondly (before 1141) GEOFFROI [III] Sire de Joinville, son of ROGER Sire de Joinville & his wife Audiarde de Vignory (-1188).

c) MILON de Brienne (-[1126]). His parentage is proved by his undated charter under which "Milo…comes Barris super Sequanam" donated property to the abbey of Molesme with the consent of "Matildis uxor eius, Airardus comes frater eius"[286]. Comte de Bar-sur-Seine.

- COMTES de BAR-sur-SEINE.

d) daughter . "Airardus comes Brinensis" confirmed donations of "pater meus Walterius comes" to the abbey of Molesme with the consent of "mater mea et due sorores mee" by charter dated to [1085/95][287]. A genealogy presented by Foulques IV "le Réchin" Comte d'Anjou to the bishop of Angers in [1085], justifying the annulment of his fourth marriage with the daughter of Gauthier Comte de Brienne, lists "ex Letaldo, Albericus natus est, ex Alberico, Beatrix, ex Beatrice, Gosfredus de Castello Landonensi, ex Gaufrido, Gaufridus et Fulco presens"[288]. m (after 1080, divorced before 1089) as his fourth wife, FOULQUES IV "le Réchin" Comte d'Anjou, son of GEOFFROY II Comte de Gâtinais, Seigneur de Château-Landon & his wife Ermengarde d'Anjou (1043-14 Apr 1109).

e) MANTIA de Brienne . "Airardus comes Brinensis" confirmed donations of "pater meus Walterius comes" to the abbey of Molesme with the consent of "mater mea et due sorores mee" by charter dated to [1085/95][289]. The primary source which names her has not yet been identified. Before 1114.

GAUTHIER [II] de Brienne, son of ERARD [I] Comte de Brienne & his wife Alix de Montdidier (-before 1161). "Airardus Breonensis comes…et comitem Barrensem Milonem fratrem suum" are named in a charter dated [1125 or before], in which "Walterii nepotis sui filii Airardi defuncti comitis" is named, clarifying that his father was then deceased[290]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "comitem Brenensem Galterum et sororem eius Felicitatem" as children of "Erardus…comes Brenensis" & his wife[291]. The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Galterum comitem eiusdem loci et sororem eius nomine Felicitatem" as children of "Aerardo comiti Briennensi" & his wife, specifying that "Galterus comes genuit Aerardum comitem et Andream atque Mariam castellanam de Sancto Otmaro cum aliis liberis"[292]. He succeeded his father as Comte de Brienne. Seigneur de Ramerupt. He founded the abbey of Bassefontaine with his mother in 1143[293]. "Walterus Brenensis comes" granted "decimam reddituum suorum de Brena Castello" to the abbey of Basse-Fontaine by charter dated 22 Jan 1143, subscribed by "Airardi filii sui, Andree filii sui, Marie filie sue…Johannis de Brena clerici…Guidonis fratris comitis"[294]. He took part in the Second Crusade in 1147[295].

m firstly --- de Baudémont, daughter of ANDRE de Baudémont Seneschal de Champagne & his wife Agnes ---. The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified.

m secondly ([repudiated before 1147]) HUMBELINE, daughter of --- (-1166 or after). A charter dated 1138 notes that "Galterum Brennensem comitem" donated property to the hospitals of Chalette and Brienne with the consent of "uxoris sue Hubeline"[296]. The origin of Gauthier's second wife is not known. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[297], she was --- de Soissons, daughter of [Jean Comte de Soissons & his wife Aveline de Pierrefonds], but the primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified. "Matris mee" is recorded as present in the charter dated 1166 of "Erardus Brenensis comes"[298]. "E Brenensium comes" donated property to Basse-Fontaine "matre mea mediante actum fuisse" by charter dated 1166[299]. Neither charter names the mother of Comte Erard, but they show that she survived her husband. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[300], Comte Gauthier [II] married thirdly Humbeline [de Troyes], widow of Anseric [II] Sire de Chacenay, daughter of ---. That one of the wives of Comte Gauthier was called Humbeline is shown by the 1138 charter quoted above[301]. The only source so far identified which links Comte Gauthier with Humbeline de Chacenay is the charter dated 1146 under which "Galterus comes Brenensis" witnessed the donations by "Hubelina mater Jacobi de Chacenaio"[302]. The charter does not specify that Gauthier was the husband of the Humbeline named therein, and his subscription could just as easily be explained by his being the suzerain of the Sires de Chacenay. If Humbeline, widow of Anseric Sire de Chacenay, did marry Comte Gauthier as her second husband she must have been beyond child-bearing age at the time as she is recorded in a charter dated 1119 as Anseric's wife, the charter also naming their son[303]. The explanation which best fits the information contained in this documentation is that Gauthier's wife Humbeline was a different person from Humbeline, widow of Anseric de Chacenay. If this is correct, Gauthier must have repudiated Humbeline before his marriage to Adelais, who is named in a charter dated 1147 as his wife (see below).

m thirdly (before 1147) ADELAIS, daughter of --- & his wife Agnes ---[304]. "G comes Brene" donated property to "ecclesie Sancte Marie de Rameruco" with the consent of "uxoris Adelisis, Erardi, Andreæ filium meorum atque Marie filie mee" by charter dated 1147[305]. "Walterus comes Brenensis" made donations to the priory of Jully-les-Nonnains with the consent of "Adelaidis uxor suæ et filiorum meorum Arardi et Andree et filiarum mearum Marie et Helvidis" by charter dated [1150][306].

Comte Gauthier [II] & his [first/second] wife had one child:

1. AGNES de Brienne (-after 1191). "Agnes domina de Chacennaio…filiis suis Thoma et Ayrardo" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1158, confirmed by "Henricus…Trecensis episcopus"[307]. Her parentage is indicated by the charter dated 1174 under which the bishop of Troyes confirmed his judgment relating to "villa de Prait" which names "comitum de Brena Herardum" and is witnessed by "Andreas frater comitis, Erardus nepos eius de Chacenaio"[308], although this assumes that nepos is translated in this text as nephew. The source which confirms her parentage directly has not so far been identified. "Agnes domine de Cachenanaio" with the consent of her unnamed children made donations to Basse-Fontaine for the soul of "domini mei Jacobi…filius meus Erardus…quando perrexit Jerosolimam" by charter dated after 1191, witnessed by "Johannes dominus Cachanaii…Henricus de Cachennais et filius eius Johannes"[309]. The source which confirms her second marriage has not so far been identified. m firstly (before 1138) JACQUES Sire de Chacenay, son of ANSERIC [II] Sire de Chacenay & his wife Humbeline [de Troyes] (-[1152/58]). m secondly JEAN de Salmaise Sire de Chacenay, son of ---. 1166/1183.

Comte Gauthier [II] & his second wife had nine children:

2. GUY de Brienne . "Comes Brinie…et uxor eius et filii eorum Guido et Eustachius" approved the donation by "Lethericus de Baudimonto" to the Templars at Provins, by charter dated 1133[310]. 1143.

3. ERARD [II] de Brienne (-8 Feb [1190/91]). The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Aerardum comitem et Andream atque Mariam castellanam de Sancto Otmaro cum aliis liberis" as children of "Galterus comes"[311]. He succeeded his father in [1161] as Comte de Brienne.

- see below.

4. EUSTACHE de Brienne (-1166 or after). "Comes Brinie…et uxor eius et filii eorum Guido et Eustachius" approved the donation by "Lethericus de Baudimonto" to the Templars at Provins, by charter dated 1133[312]. "Robertus de Mastoil" donated property to Basse-Fontaine by charter dated 1166 witnessed by "Airaldus Brenensium comes, Eustacius et Andreas fratres eius, vicecomes Odo"[313]. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[314], Eustache was possible ancestor of the SIRES de CONFLANS.

5. ANDRE de Brienne (-killed in battle Acre Oct 1189). The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Aerardum comitem et Andream atque Mariam castellanam de Sancto Otmaro cum aliis liberis" as children of "Galterus comes"[315]. Seigneur de Ramerupt.

- SEIGNEURS de RAMERUPT.

6. JEAN de Brienne . "Johannis de Brena clerici" subscribed the charter dated 22 Jan 1143 of "Walterus Brenensis comes", although no relationship between the two is specified in the document[316]. Abbot of Beaulieu 1157/1192. "Johannis fratris mei" is recorded as present in the charter dated 1166 of "Erardus Brenensis comes"[317]. "Joannes frater meus abbas Belliloci" witnessed the donation by "Erardus Brenensium comes…Agnetis uxoris mee et Galterii filii mei" under charter dated 1185[318]. "Johannes frater meus abbas Belliloci" witnessed the donation of "Erardus Brenensium comes" to Basse-Fontaine by charter dated 1186[319].

7. MARIE de Brienne . "Walterus Brenensis comes" granted "decimam reddituum suorum de Brena Castello" to the abbey of Basse-Fontaine by charter dated 22 Jan 1143, subscribed by "Airardi filii sui, Andree filii sui, Marie filie sue… Johannis de Brena clerici…Guidonis fratris comitis"[320]. "G comes Brene" donated property to "ecclesie Sancte Marie de Rameruco" with the consent of "uxoris Adelisis, Erardi, Andreæ filium meorum atque Marie filie mee" by charter dated 1147[321]. "Walterus comes Brenensis" made donations to the priory of Jully-les-Nonnains with the consent of "Adelaidis uxor suæ et filiorum meorum Arardi et Andree et filiarum mearum Marie et Helvidis" by charter dated [1150][322]. The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Aerardum comitem et Andream atque Mariam castellanam de Sancto Otmaro cum aliis liberis" as children of "Galterus comes"[323]. Marie´s husband is not named in this source. However, Gauthier was châtelain de Saint-Omer at the time of the marriage, and the wife of his brother and successor Guillaume is recorded as Mathilde. m ([1150/52]) as his first wife, GAUTHIER Châtelain de Saint-Omer, son of GUILLAUME [II] Châtelain de Saint-Omer & his wife Mélisende de Picquigny (-1174).

8. ADELAIS de Brienne . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. 1144/1152.

9. FELICITE de Brienne . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. 1144.

10. ELVIDE de Brienne (-1202 or after). "Walterus comes Brenensis" made donations to the priory of Jully-les-Nonnains with the consent of "Adelaidis uxor suæ et filiorum meorum Arardi et Andree et filiarum mearum Marie et Helvidis" by charter dated [1150][324]. same person as…? ELVIDE (-1202 or after). The primary source which confirms her marriage has not yet been identified. m BARTHELEMY Sire de Vignory, son of GUY [V] de Vignory & his wife Tiphaine --- (-Acre 1190).

ERARD [II] de Brienne, son of GAUTHIER [II] Seigneur de Brienne & his second wife [Humbeline] --- (-8 Feb [1190/91]). "Walterus Brenensis comes" granted "decimam reddituum suorum de Brena Castello" to the abbey of Basse-Fontaine by charter dated 22 Jan 1143, subscribed by "Airardi filii sui, Andree filii sui, Marie filie sue…Johannis de Brena clerici…Guidonis fratris comitis"[325]. "G comes Brene" donated property to "ecclesie Sancte Marie de Rameruco" with the consent of "uxoris Adelisis, Erardi, Andreæ filium meorum atque Marie filie mee" by charter dated 1147[326]. He succeeded his father in [1161] as Comte de Brienne. "Erardus Brenensis comes", recalling "bone memorie Galteri comitis…Brenensis", donated property to the abbey of Basse-Fontaine in the presence of "matris mee et Johannis fratris mei abbatis Belliloci et domini Willermi de Dompetra" and with the consent of "Agnetis uxoris mee et Andree fratris mee" by charter dated 1166[327]. He took part in the Fourth Crusade in 1189[328].

m (before 1166) AGNES de Montbéliard, daughter of AMEDEE de Montfaucon Comte de Montbéliard & his first wife Beatrix --- (-23 Oct ----, after 1186). "Agnetis uxoris mee" consented to the donation by "Erardus Brenensis comes" recorded in the latter's charter dated 1166[329]. The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. "Erardus comes Brenensis…comitissa uxore mea Agnete, filiis quoque meis Galtero…et Guillelmo et Andrea" made a donation to Montiérender by charter dated 1181[330]. "Erardus Brenensium comes…Agnetis uxoris mee et Galterii filii mei" donated property to Basse-Fontaine by charter dated 1185[331]. "Erardus Brenensium comes" donated property to Basse-Fontaine with the consent of "Agnetis uxoris mee et Galteri et Guillelmi filiorum meorum" by charter dated 1186, witnessed by "Johannes frater meus abbas Belliloci…Andreas frater meus"[332]. The necrology of Chartres cathedral records the death "X Kal Nov" of "Agnes…comitissa de Breina"[333].

Comte Erard [II] & his wife had five children:

1. GAUTHIER [III] de Brienne (-Jun 1205). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Galterus comes Briennensis filius Erardi comitis" when recording his marriage[334]. He succeeded his father in [1190/91] as Comte de Brienne.

- see below.

2. GUILLAUME de Brienne (-[1194/99], bur Auxerre St-Etienne). "Erardus comes Brenensis…comitissa uxore mea Agnete, filiis quoque meis Galtero…et Guillelmo et Andrea" made a donation to Montiérender by charter dated 1181[335]. "Erardus Brenensium comes" donated property to Basse-Fontaine with the consent of "Agnetis uxoris mee et Galteri et Guillelmi filiorum meorum" by charter dated 1186[336]. "Guillaume de Briene de Panci" is named brother of Gauthier de Brienne by William of Tyre (Continuator)[337]. "Willelmus de Briena dominus de Paceio" confirmed donations to Fontenay by charter dated 1192, witnessed by "Galterii fratris mei comitis de Briena…"[338]. "Gualterius comes Brene" donated property to Beaulieu (Aube) by charter dated 1194 with the consent of "Willelmi et Johannis fratrum eius"[339]. m as her first husband, EUSTACHIE de Courtenay Dame de Placy-sur-Armancon, daughter of PIERRE de France Seigneur de Courtenay & his wife Elisabeth Dame de Courtenay (-6 Apr after 1235). "Eustachia uxor defuncti Guillelmi de Brena" confirmed her husband´s deathbed donation to Quincy by charter dated 1199[340]. The primary source which confirms her parentage and second and third marriages has not yet been identified. She married secondly (1200) as his third wife, Guillaume de Champlitte, who was appointed Prince of Achaia in 1205, and thirdly ([1211]) as his third wife, Guillaume [I] Comte de Sancerre. The necrology of La Chartreuse de Bellary records the death "6 Apr" of "Eustache comtesse de Sancerre"[341]. Guillaume & his wife had two children:

a) ANDRE de Brienne (-before May 1215, bur Auxerre Saint-Etienne). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.

b) ELVIS de Brienne . The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m JEAN Vicomte de Saint-Florentin, son of --- (-before Jul 1235).

3. ANDRE de Brienne (-1181 or after). "Erardus comes Brenensis…comitissa uxore mea Agnete, filiis quoque meis Galtero…et Guillelmo et Andrea" made a donation to Montiérender by charter dated 1181[342]. 1177.

4. JEAN de Brienne ([1170/75]-27 Mar 1237). "Johan de Briene" is named as brother of Gauthier de Brienne by William of Tyre (Continuator), after his brother Guillaume[343]. "Gualterius comes Brene" donated property to Beaulieu (Aube) by charter dated 1194 with the consent of "Willelmi et Johannis fratrum eius"[344]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Iohannis frater eiusdem comitis [Galteri comitis Briennensis" when recording that he succeeded as Comte de Brienne after the death of his brother[345]. "Johannes comes Brene" donated property to Basse-Fontaine by charter dated Apr 1210[346]. He was crowned as JEAN King of Jerusalem in 1210. He was appointed regent of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, by agreement at Perugia in Apr 1229, and was crowned JEAN Emperor of Constantinople on his arrival in the city in 1231.

- KINGS of JERUSALEM.

5. IDA de Brienne . She is named as sister of Jean de Brienne by William of Tyre (Continuator) who also names her husband[347]. m ARNOUL de Reynel Seigneur de Pierrefitte et de Cirey, son of --- (-before 1228).

GAUTHIER [III] de Brienne, son of ERARD III Seigneur de Brienne & his wife Agnes de Montfaucon (-Jun 1205). "Erardus Brenensium comes…Agnetis uxoris mee et Galterii filii mei" donated property to Basse-Fontaine by charter dated 1185[348]. "Erardus Brenensium comes" donated property to Basse-Fontaine with the consent of "Agnetis uxoris mee et Galteri et Guillelmi filiorum meorum" by charter dated 1186[349]. He succeeded his father in [1190/91] as Comte de Brienne. He is named by William of Tyre (Continuator), who also specifies his parentage and says that he married "l'ainz née fille dou roi Tancre" although he does not name his wife[350]. "Willelmus de Briena dominus de Paceio" confirmed donations to Fontenay by charter dated 1192, witnessed by "Galterii fratris mei comitis de Briena…"[351]. He was granted the titles Principe di Tarento and Conte di Lecce by the Pope on condition of swearing allegiance to Friedrich von Hohenstaufen King of Sicily[352]. Ignoring his oath, he claimed the throne of Sicily de iure uxoris and launched attacks in southern Italy, encouraged by his mother-in-law, but was defeated at Barletta[353]. He was captured before he could cross to Sicily[354]. The Annales Ceccanenses record that in 1199 "comes Gualterius Francigena" came and expelled "Diopoldum" from the castle and defeated him in battle[355]. The Thomas Tusci Gesta Imperatorum et Pontificum records that he was killed "a comite Tybaldo Theotonico"[356], which presumably refers to Diepold Markgraf von Vohburg. He died in prison[357].

m (Melun 1200) as her first husband, ELVIRA [Albinia] of Sicily, daughter of TANCRED King of Sicily & his wife Sibilla de Medania (-after 1216). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records the marriage in 1201 of "Galterus comes Briennensis filius Eardi comitis" and "Tancredi filiam regis Sicilia et Sibilie regine Apulie"[358]. Villehardouin records that "Gautier de Brienne" had married "King Tancred's daughter" before he joined the Fourth Crusade, but does not name her[359]. William of Tyre (Continuator) records that Gauthier de Brienne married "l'ainz née fille dou roi Tancre" although he does not name his wife[360]. The Thomas Tusci Gesta Imperatorum et Pontificum names (in order) "Alberia, Constantia et Madania" as the three daughters of "Tancredus [rex Siciliæ]" & his wife, naming the first husband of "Alberia vel Alceria" as "comes Gualterius de Brenna, frater regis", her second husband as "Iacobo comiti de Tricario", and her third husband "comiti Tigrino palatino comiti in Tuscia", specifying that her third marriage was arranged by "papa Honorius" and that her dowry was "comitatum Licie et Montis Iscaliosi in regno Apulie"[361]. Her marriage was arranged by Philippe II King of France, with a view to her husband reclaiming Sicily from the Hohenstaufen[362]. She married secondly (after Jun 1205) Giacomo Sanseverino Conte di Tricario, and thirdly Tigrino, Palatino, Conte di Toscana.

Comte Gauthier [III] & his wife had one child:

1. GAUTHIER [IV] de Brienne (posthumously 1205 after 11 Jul-murdered Cairo [18 Oct 1244/1247]). The Thomas Tusci Gesta Imperatorum et Pontificum names "Galteranus comes Iopensis" as son of "comes Gualterius de Brenna, frater regis" & his wife[363]. Count of Jaffa. "Galterus comes Brene" donated property to Basse-Fontaine by charter dated Nov 1227[364], which can only refer to Gauthier [IV]. He tried unsuccessfully to retake the Duchy of Athens from the Catalan Company in 1231, his failure due in large part to the neutrality adopted by Venice in the conflict[365]. He took part in the civil war in Cyprus against the supporters of Emperor Friedrich I King of Germany. He fought at the battle of Gaza 18 Oct 1244, but was captured and taken in chains to Cairo[366]. William of Tyre (Continuator) records that "Gautier le cuens de Briene" was captured in battle in 1244 and later died in prison[367]. Matthew of Paris records that "nobilis comes Gualterus" was held in squalor in a Saracen prison and done to death[368]. The Chronicle of Amadi records the death [in 1250, from the context] of "Conte Galtier, marito della sorella del re Henrico de Cypro" who had been "in preson di Saracini, preso a la battaglia de Forbie"[369]. m (1233) MARIE de Lusignan, daughter of HUGUES I King of Cyprus & his wife Alix of Jerusalem Ctss of Jaffa ([before 1215]-5 Jul [1251/53]). William of Tyre (Continuator) names her, gives her parentage and specifies that she was the older daughter, as well as naming her husband[370]. The Thomas Tusci Gesta Imperatorum et Pontificum records that the wife of "Galteranus comes Iopensis" was "rex Cypri filiam"[371]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records that "sororem…Henrici [regis Cypri]" married "Galtherus comes Brenensis" in 1233 but does not name her[372]. Her children were passed over in the succession to the kingdom of Cyprus, after the death of King Hugues II in 1267, in favour of the son of her younger sister. The necrology of Saint-Etienne, Troyes records the death "5 Jul" of "Maria comitissa Brene"[373]. It is assumed that this refers to Marie de Lusignan as she is the only known Ctss de Brienne of that name. Gauthier [IV] & his wife had three children:

a) JEAN de Brienne (-[17 Sep] or [Sep 1260/Jan 1261]). The Lignages d'Outremer names (in order) "Johan, Huge et Heimeri" as the three sons of "le conte Gautier de Brene" & his wife, stating that Jean and Amaury died young[374]. The necrology of Hôtel-Dieu at Provins records the death "XV Kal Oct" of "Johannes comes de Brena"[375]. m as her first husband, MARIE d'Enghien Dame de Thieusis, daughter of SOHIER [II] d'Enghien Heer van Zotteghem & his wife ---. The primary source which confirms her parentage and two marriages has not yet been identified. She married secondly (before 1270) as his second wife, Hugues [IV] de Rethel, who succeeded in 1274 as Comte de Rethel.

b) HUGUES de Brienne (-9 Aug 1296). The Chronicle of Amadi names "Hughet" as son of "Conte Galtier, marito della sorella del re Henrico de Cypro"[376]. The Lignages d'Outremer names (in order) "Johan, Huge et Heimeri" as the three sons of "le conte Gautier de Brene" & his wife, stating that Jean and Amaury died young[377]. He claimed the regency of Jerusalem in 1264, on the death of his maternal aunt Isabelle of Antioch. Although his mother had been the older sister, his claim was rejected by the High Court of Jerusalem in favour of Isabelle's son Hugues on the basis of the latter's closer relationship to the previous holder of the office[378]. He fought in support of Charles I King of Sicily during the latter's campaign against Manfred King of Sicily and helped to defeat Konradin von Hohenstaufen at Tagliacozzo in 1268. King Charles I confirmed his title Conte di Lecce in 1269. In [1275], Hugues tried to assemble an army to enforce his claim to Cyprus, but by 1289 he was trying to sell his rights to the Cypriot throne to Alfonso III King of Aragon[379]. Signor di Conversano, Captain-General of Brindisi, Otranto and Apulia 1289. He died from wounds received at the battle of Gagliano against Roger de Lloria, admiral of Aragon[380]. m firstly (Andravida 1277[381]) as her second husband, ISABELLE of Athens Lady of ½ Karytaina, widow of GEOFFROY de Bruyères Lord of Karytaina, daughter of GUY I Duke of Athens [La Roche] & his wife [--- de Bruyères]. The Lignages d'Outremer name "Ysabeau la fille dou duc d'Athanes, qui avoit esté feme dou seignor de Karitaine" as the wife of "Hugue…cuens de Brene"[382]. The Livre de la Conqueste de la Morée records that “messire Goffroy de Bruieres, le seignor de Caraitaine” married “la suer dou seignor d´Atthenes”[383]. The Istoria of Marino Sanudo Torsello records that "il signor della Caritena" married "la figlia del signor della Rocia" was therefore "consanguineo e assai propinquo di…Principe [Guglielmo]" [Guillaume de Villehardouin Prince of Achaia], and that his widow married "al conte de Brenna"[384]. The Livre de la Conqueste de la Morée records that, after the death of Geoffroy de Bruyères Baron of Karytaina without heirs, the barony was shared between his widow and Guillaume Prince of Achaia[385]. The Livre de la Conqueste de la Morée records the second marriage of the widow of Geoffroy de Bruyères and “messire Hugue le conte de Brene et de Liche”[386]. m secondly (1291 before 14 Sep) as her second husband, HELENA Komnenodukaina, widow of GUILLAUME Duke of Athens, daughter of IOANNES Dukas Komnenos [Angelos] of Epirus Lord of Thessaly & his wife --- (-[1294/95]). Pachymeres records that "fratrem Ioannis Guillelmum" married "Ioannis nothi filiam"[387]. The primary source which confirms her name has not yet been identified. Her dowry for her first marriage consisted of the towns of Gravia, Siderokastron, Gardiki and Lamia[388]. She was regent of Athens for her son from 1289 to 1294. The Livre de la Conqueste de la Morée records that “la feme du duc Guillerme” married “le conte Hugue” as her second husband[389]. Hugues & his first wife had two children:

i) GAUTHIER [V] de Brienne ([1278]-killed in battle Kephissos River, near Thebes 15 Mar 1312, his head bur Lecce Church of Santa Croce). The Lignages d'Outremer name "Gautier et Agnes" as the children of "Hugue…cuens de Brene" and his wife "Ysabeau la fille dou duc d'Athanes, qui avoit esté feme dou seignor de Karitaine"[390]. He succeeded his father as Conte di Lecce. He succeeded his first cousin (and uterine half-brother) in 1308 as Duke of Athens. The Istoria of Marino Sanudo Torsello records that "la nobil terra d´Attene e quell Ducato" was inherited by "il conte de Brenna" after the death of Guy[391].

- DUKES of ATHENS.

ii) AGNES de Brienne . The Lignages d'Outremer name "Gautier et Agnes" as the children of "Hugue…cuens de Brene" and his wife "Ysabeau la fille dou duc d'Athanes, qui avoit esté feme dou seignor de Karitaine"[392]. The Istoria of Marino Sanudo Torsello records that "[la] figliola" of "il conte de Brenna" and his wife "la figlia del signor della Rocia" married "al conite Altino da Campagna"[393]. The primary source which confirms her marriage more precisely has not yet been identified. 1305. m (contract Mar 1297) JEAN [II] Comte de Joigny, son of JEAN [I] Comte de Joigny & his wife Marie de Mercœur (-1305 or after).

Hugues & his second wife had one child:

iii) JEANNE de Brienne . The Livre de la Conqueste de la Morée names “madame Jehanne” as the daughter of “le conte Hugue” and his second wife, and her marriage to “messire Nicole Sanu le duc de Nixie”[394]. The testament of "Gautiers dux d´Atheinnes cuens de Brienne et de Liche" is dated 1312 (N.S.) and names "Jehanette nostre suer…"[395]. m NICCOLO Sanudo Duke of Naxos, son of GUGLIELMO I Sanudo Duke of Naxos & his wife --- (-1341)

c) AMAURY de Brienne (-before 1261). The Lignages d'Outremer names (in order) "Johan, Huge et Heimeri" as the three sons of "le conte Gautier de Brene" & his wife, stating that Jean and Amaury died young[396].

Chapter 6. SIRES de BROYES

Broyes was a castle and village in the canton of Sézanne.

1. RAINARD de Broyes ). Seigneur de Broyes et de Beaufort. Seigneur de Pithiviers. 960. m firstly ---. The primary source which confirms this first marriage has not yet been identified. m secondly HELOISE, sister of ROGER Bishop of Beauvais, daughter of ---. Labande confirms that Odolric was the son of Rainard de Broyes seigneur de Pithiviers and his wife Héloise[397]. Her family origin is confirmed by charter dated 1028 of Robert II King of France, confirming donations to Notre-Dame de Colombes, which names her son "Aurelianensium præsul Odolricus" and "iamdicti Odolrici præsulis avunculus Rogerius Belvacensis episcopus"[398]. Rainard & his first wife had one child:

a) ISEMBART de Nogent . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Broyes et de Beaufort. 1026. m ---. The name of Isembart's wife is not known. Isembart & his wife had [two] children:

i) HUGUES [I] "Bardoul" de Broyes (-1058 or after). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Broyes, de Beaufort, de Pithiviers et de Nogent. "Vir nobilis Hugo Bardul" donated property to Montiérender by charter dated [1061/62 or before], subscribed by "Teobaldi comitis, Hilduini comitis, Burdini de Belfort, Manasse filii eius"[399]. m ALVIDIS, daughter of ---. The primary source which confirms her marriage has not yet been identified. Hugues [I] & his wife had four children:

(a) BARTHELEMY de Broyes (-after 1072). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Broyes et de Beaufort.

- see below.

(b) HADERIC de Broyes (-[1067/70]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Bishop of Orléans 1063, deposed 1067.

(c) ISEMBART de Broyes . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. m ---. The name of Isembart's wife is not known. Isembart & his wife had two children:

(1) HUGUES . "Hugone filio Eremberti" witnessed a charter dated [1099/1114] under which "Fulco filius…Garini Asini" confirmed his father's donation to the abbey of Saint-Martin de Pontoise[400].

(2) ROGER . "Ludovico puero Philippi regis filio" donated property to the abbey of Saint-Martin de Pontoise by charter dated [1093] while staying with "Rogerii filii Eremberti"[401].

(d) ISABELLE de Broyes . The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. Dame de Nogent-le-Roi. m as his first wife, SIMON Sire de Montfort-l'Amaury, son of AMAURY de Montfort & his wife Bertrade --- (-25 Sep [1087], bur Epernon).

(e) [HAVISE de Broyes . A fragmentary chronicle of the dukes of Aquitaine records that "Rainaldus…de Podio-fagi, Trulli frater germanus…cum Helvisa conjuge filiisque suis Hugone atque Willelmo" donated property “de Henssionensi” to the abbey of Saint-Maixence[402]. A fragmentary chronicle of the dukes of Aquitaine records that "Helvisa" was the daughter of “Hugone nuncupato Bardulfo qui tenuit Puirium castrumque de Bellofonte et etiam de Novigento” and that she married “Valeranno Franciæ Camerario” after the death of her first husband[403]. However, it should be noted that this particular source appears not to be completely reliable. Until another source emerges which corroborates Havise´s origin and marriage, it is best to treat this information with some caution. m firstly RENAUD du Puy-du-Fou, son of (-before 1060). Camerarius of France. m secondly WALERAN, son of ---. Camerarius of France.

ii) [ISEMBART (-[1062/63]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Bishop of Orléans 1033.]

Renart & his second wife had one child:

b) ODOLRIC (-1033). Labande confirms that Odolric was the son of Rainard de Broyes seigneur de Pithiviers and his wife Héloise[404]. Bishop of Orléans. A charter dated 1028 of Robert II King of France, confirming donations to Notre-Dame de Colombes, names "Aurelianensium præsul Odolricus" and "iamdicti Odolrici præsulis avunculus Rogerius Belvacensis episcopus"[405].

BARTHELEMY de Broyes, son of HUGUES [I] "Bardoul" Seigneur de Broyes & his wife Alvidis --- (-after 1072). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Broyes et de Beaufort.

m ([1065]) [ELISABETH] de Valois, daughter of RAOUL III Comte de Valois et de Crépy et de Vitry & his wife Adela de Bar-sur-Aube (-[12 May 1093/1101]). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. Dame de Châteauvillain et d'Arc-en-Barrois.

Barthélemy & his wife had two children:

1. HUGUES [II] "Bardoul" de Broyes (-before 1121). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Broyes, de Beaufort, d'Arc-en-Barrois, de Baye, de Trilbardou et de Charmentray. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines records that "Hugo…cognomento Bardol domnus…de Broyes" invaded "Barrum-super-Albam et Firmitatem…de assensu regis Philippi" after the death of "comitis Veromandie [error for Valois] Rodolfi" [his maternal grandfather][406]. m EMMELINE de Montlhéry, daughter of MILON [I] "le Grand" Seigneur de Montlhéry & his wife Lithuaise Vicomtesse de Troyes (-1121). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. Hugues [II] & his wife had three children:

a) SIMON [I] de Broyes (-[4 Jan 1137/1140], bur Baye, near Epernay). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Symon de Brois, qui iacet in Baia, filius Hugonis Bardol"[407]. Seigneur de Broyes, de Beaufort et de Baye.

- see below.

b) BARTHELEMY de Broyes . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. 1104.

c) MARIE de Broyes . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. 1131.

2. RENAUD de Broyes (-killed in battle Nikaia [1096]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.

SIMON [I] de Broyes, son of HUGUES [II] "Bardoul" Seigneur de Broyes & his wife Emmeline de Montlhéry (-[4 Jan 1137/1140], bur Baye, near Epernay). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Symon de Brois, qui iacet in Baia, filius Hugonis Bardol" as husband of "Felicitatem"[408]. Seigneur de Broyes, de Beaufort et de Baye.

m as her first husband, FELICITE de Brienne, daughter of ERARD [I] Comte de Brienne & his wife Alix de Montdidier (-after 21 Jun 1178). "Simon dominus Brecarum" donated property to Andecy (Marne) by charter dated 1131 with the consent of "Felicitatis uxoris sue et liberorum suorum Hugonis…Symonis et Emelina"[409]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "comitem Brenensem Galterum et sororem eius Felicitatem" as children of "Erardus…comes Brenensis" & his wife, naming the husband of Félicité "Symon de Brois, qui iacet in Baia, filius Hugonis Bardol" and their sons "Hugonem de Brois qui iacet in Claravalle et Symonem de Belloforti", and in a later passage names "Felicitatem" as widow of "Symon domnus de Brois" and records her second marriage with "Gaufridus Grossus de Iovevilla"[410]. The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Galterum comitem eiusdem loci et sororem eius nomine Felicitatem" as children of "Aerardo comiti Briennensi" & his wife, specifying that "Felicitas vero soror iam dicti Galteri peperit Simoni de Brois Hugonem et Simonem. Quo defuncto, genuit Ioifrido domino de Iunvilla liberos"[411]. She married secondly (before 1141) Geoffroy [III] Sire de Joinville. Her second marriage is confirmed by the donation dated 1182 by "Simon Seigneur de Beaufort" (her son) to the abbey of Andecy which is subscribed by "Geoffroy Seigneur de Joinville son frère, Pierre chapelain du Sire de Broyes également son frère"[412]. "Nobilis mulier Felicitas" donated property at Chasteler to Andecy (Marne) by charter dated 1171 with the consent of "filiorum suorum Hugonis domini Brecarum et domini Symonis de Beaufort"[413].

Simon [I] & his wife had three children:

1. HUGUES [III] de Broyes (-1199, bur Clairvaux). "Simon dominus Brecarum" donated property to Andecy (Marne) by charter dated 1131 with the consent of "Felicitatis uxoris sue et liberorum suorum Hugonis…Symonis et Emelina"[414]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Hugonem de Brois qui iacet in Claravalle et Symonem de Belloforti" as sons of "Symon de Brois" & his wife[415]. Seigneur de Broyes et de Châteauvillain. "Simon dominus Belfortis" donated property to Chapelle-aux-Planches by charter dated 1152 in which he names "Hugone fratre meo domino de Brecis", in the presence of "domini Wilermi domini de Dampetra […et Heleidis mater eius…] et Milonis de Planceii"[416]. "Nobilis mulier Felicitas" donated property at Chasteler to Andecy (Marne) by charter dated 1171 with the consent of "filiorum suorum Hugonis domini Brecarum et domini Symonis de Beaufort"[417]. "Symon dominus Bellifortis" donated property to Chapelle-aux-Planches by charter dated 1182 in which he names "Agnes uxor mea et dominus Hugo Brecarum frater meus"[418]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Hugo de Brois" as son of "Symon domnus de Brois" & his wife, specifying that he held his lands "circiter per annos 80", which is exaggerated, recording in a later passage his death in 1199 and burial at Clairvaux[419]. "Hugo dominus Brecarum" donated property to Clairvaux, with the consent of "Elisabeth uxor mea et Symon filius meus junior et Emelina filia mea domina de Chanlita", by charter dated 1200[420]. m firstly (before 22 Oct 1144) STEPHANIE de Bar Dame de Commercy, daughter of RENAUD I Comte de Bar et de Mousson & his second wife Gisèle de Vaudémont (-12 Mar before 1178). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines refers to "quarta [sorore eiusdem comitis =comes Barri iunior Raynaldus]" as mother of "Symon de Commarceio et due sorores illius"[421]. The primary source which names her has not yet been identified. m secondly ([1178]) ISABELLE de Dreux Dame de Baudémont, daughter of ROBERT I "le Grand" Comte de Dreux [ Capet] & his second wife Agnes de Baudemont dame de Braine (1160-1239). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "matrem Symonis de Castro Villani" as one of the two daughters of "comes Robertus" & his second wife, in a later passage naming her "Isabellam domna de Baia" when recording her death in 1239[422]. Dame d'Arc-en-Barrois et de Cour-l'Evêque 1197. "Hugo dominus Brecarum" donated property to Clairvaux, with the consent of "Elisabeth uxor mea et Symon filius meus junior et Emelina filia mea domina de Chanlita", by charter dated 1200[423]. Hugues [III] & his first wife had four children:

a) SIMON [I] de Broyes ([1145]-after May 1208). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Broyes. Seigneur de Commercy 1173.

- SEIGNEURS de COMMERCY.

b) EMMELINE de Broyes . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. 1182.

c) SOPHIE de Broyes . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. 1182/1188.

d) AGNES de Broyes (-1221). The primary source which confirms her parentage and two marriages has not so far been identified. m firstly SIMON de Brixey Seigneur de Bourlémont, son of SIMON de Brixey & his wife Hersende --- (-[1190]). m secondly (before 1200) HENRI de Fouvent, son of --- (-1228).

Hugues [III] & his second wife had two children:

e) EMMELINE de Broyes (-1249 before Apr). Her parentage and first marriage are confirmed by the charter dated 1200 under which "Hugo dominus Brecarum" donated property to Clairvaux, with the consent of "Elisabeth uxor mea et Symon filius meus junior et Emelina filia mea domina de Chanlita"[424]. The contract of divorce between "Erardus dominus Chascegnay" and "Emeline uxoris mee", with the consent of "Elisabeth domine Castri Villani et Simonis filii sui", is dated Sep 1224, names "Oda dicta Emeline primogenita" and provides for the dowry of "M. filiam meam" on her marriage to "comiti Gigeti"[425]. m firstly ([1202]) as his second wife, EUDES [II] de Champlitte, son of EUDES de Champlitte "le Champenois" & his wife Sibylle --- (-Constantinople May 1204, bur Constantinople Church of the Apostles). m secondly (1205) ERARD [III] Seigneur de Chacenay, son of ERARD [II] Seigneur de Chacenay & his wife Mathilde [Félicité] de Donzy (-16 Jun 1236, bur Clairvaux).

f) SIMON de Broyes (-1260). "Hugo dominus Brecarum" donated property to Clairvaux, with the consent of "Elisabeth uxor mea et Symon filius meus junior et Emelina filia mea domina de Chanlita", by charter dated 1200[426]. "Simon Seigneur de Châteauvillain chevalier" confirmed the donations of his father Hugues de Broyes to the abbey of Andecy by charter dated 1219[427]. Seigneur de Châteauvillain et d'Arc-en-Barrois. m ALIX de Luzy, daughter of [DALMAS de Luzy & his wife Beatrix de Vignory] (-1261 or after).

- SIRES de CHÂTEAUVILLAIN[428].

2. SIMON de Broyes (-1187 or after). "Simon dominus Brecarum" donated property to Andecy (Marne) by charter dated 1131 with the consent of "Felicitatis uxoris sue et liberorum suorum Hugonis…Symonis et Emelina"[429]. Seigneur de Beaufort. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Hugonem de Brois qui iacet in Claravalle et Symonem de Belloforti" as sons of "Symon de Brois" & his wife[430]. "Simon dominus Belfortis" donated property to Chapelle-aux-Planches by charter dated 1152 in which he names "Hugone fratre meo domino de Brecis", in the presence of "domini Wilermi domini de Dampetra […et Heleidis mater eius…] et Milonis de Planceii"[431]. "Nobilis mulier Felicitas" donated property at Chasteler to Andecy (Marne) by charter dated 1171 with the consent of "filiorum suorum Hugonis domini Brecarum et domini Symonis de Beaufort"[432]. "Symon dominus Bellifortis" donated property to Chapelle-aux-Planches by charter dated 1182 in which he names "Hugone fratre meo domino de Brecis et…Felicitate filia mea", witnessed by "Erardus comes Brenensis, Martinus de Belloforti miles"[433]. "Simon Seigneur de Beaufort" donated property to the abbey of Andecy by charter dated 1182 subscribed by "Geoffroy Seigneur de Joinville son frère, Pierre chapelain du Sire de Broyes également son frère"[434]. Seigneur de Beaufort, de Trilbardou et de Charmentray. m (before 1172) as her first husband, AGNES de Joigny Dame de Ramerupt, daughter of RENARD [IV] Comte de Joigny & his wife Adelaide de Nevers (-1202 or after). "Symon dominus Bellifortis" donated property to Chapelle-aux-Planches by charter dated 1182 in which he names "Agnes uxor mea et dominus Hugo Brecarum frater meus", witnessed by "Erardus comes Brenensis"[435]. The primary source which confirms her parentage and her second marriage has not yet been identified. She married secondly Henri d'Arzillières. Simon & his wife had one child:

a) FELICITE de Broyes (-[Feb/Mar] 1244, bur Abbaye d'Elanz). "Hugo Registensis comes" noted a donation to Chapelle-aux-Planches by charter dated [1189] in which he names "viro Symone domino Bellifortis…et Felicitas uxor mea"[436]. The parentage of Félicité is confirmed by an earlier document in the same cartulary dated 1182 in which "Symon dominus Bellifortis" names "Felicitate filia mea"[437]. "Manasses comes de Rethet" granted "Burcum castellum meum" as dowry to "Felicitati filie domini Symonis de Bello Forti" for "filio meo" by charter dated to [1191], witnessed by "Castellanus frater meus et Balduinus frater meus…"[438]. "Manassès comte de Rethel et Hugues son fils" donated property to Signy, in the presence of "Mahaud femme de Manassès, Baudouin son frère et Félicité femme de Hugues", by charter dated 1194[439]. "Felicitas domina Belli Fortis, dicta comitissa Registensis" granted rights in "villa de Charchericourt" to "filio meo domino Galchero, Leodicensi archidiacono", by charter dated Jan 1230[440]. "Felicitas domina Bellifortis, dicta comitissa Registensis" made a donation to Chapelle-aux-Planches by charter dated Jul 1243[441]. Dame de Beaufort et de Ramerupt. A charter dated Feb 1244 records an agreement between "Jean comte de Rethel" and "Gaucher son frère" concerning the inheritance of "la fille de feu Hugues comte de Rethel" and of "la mère dudit Gaucher"[442]. m (1186) HUGUES [II] de Rethel, son of MANASSES [III] Comte de Rethel & his wife Mathilde Wildgräfin (-[28 May 1227/Feb 1228], bur Abbaye d'Elanz). He succeeded in 1198 as Comte de Rethel.

3. EMMELINE de Broyes . "Simon dominus Brecarum" donated property to Andecy (Marne) by charter dated 1131 with the consent of "Felicitatis uxoris sue et liberorum suorum Hugonis…Symonis et Emelina"[443]. 1136.

Chapter 7. SIRES de CHACENAY

1. ANSERIC . Sire de Chacenay. Donations by "Anseric pater Milonis de Cacennaco" to the abbey of Molesme are recorded in a charter dated to [1076/1104][444]. m ---. The name of Anseric's wife is not known. Anseric & his wife had one child:

a) MILON . "Milo autem filius ipsius Ansirici…cum uxore sua Adelaide et filio Hugone" donated property to the abbey of Molesme by charter dated to [1076/1104][445]. Sire de Chacenay. 1104. m ADELAIDE, daughter of ---. 1102/1107. "Milo de Cacenniaco et Adelaidis uxor eius et filius eorum Hugo" donated property to the abbey of Molesme by charter dated 26 Dec, dated to [1084/1107][446]. Milon & his wife had [three] children:

i) ANSERIC [II] de Chacenay (-1137). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Sire de Chacenay. m [as her first husband,] HUMBELINE [de Troyes, daughter of --- Vicomte de Troyes & his wife ---] (-1146). "Ansericus de Cacennaco…uxoris Hubeline…filio meo Jacobo" donated property to the abbey of Molesme by charter dated 22 Feb 1119[447]. It is likely that Humbeline was closely related to Bernard Abbot of Clairvaux, maybe his sister, as he is mentioned in three charters connected with her. "Hubelina uxor Anseric de Caccennaco" donated property to the priory of Jully-les-Nonnains by charter dated 1133 which names "Godefrido et Girardo fratre abbatis Clarevallis"[448]. "Hubelina domena de Chacenay uxor Anserici defuncto" made donations to "fratribus de Ripatorio" with the consent of "Jacobo filio eius" by charter dated 1137, subscribed by "Bernardus abbas Clerævallis, Odo filius Josleni"[449]. "Galterum Brennensem comitem, assensu…uxoris sue Hubeline" donated property to the hospitals of Chalette and Brienne by charter dated 1138[450]. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[451], Humbeline married secondly ([1137/38]) as his third wife, Gauthier [II] Comte de Brienne. That one of the wives of Comte Gauthier was called Humbeline is shown by the charter dated 1138 under which "Galterum Brennensem comitem, assensu…uxoris sue Hubeline" donated property to the hospitals of Chalette and Brienne[452]. The only source so far identified which links Comte Gauthier with Humbeline de Chacenay is the charter dated 1146 under which "Galterus comes Brenensis" witnessed the donations by "Hubelina mater Jacobi de Chacenaio"[453]. The charter does not specify that Gauthier was the husband of the Humbeline named therein, and his subscription could just as easily be explained by his being the suzerain of the Sires de Chacenay. If Humbeline, widow of Anseric Sire de Chacenay, did marry Comte Gauthier as her second husband she must have been beyond child-bearing age at the time as she is recorded in a charter dated 1119 as Anseric's wife, the charter also naming their son[454]. The explanation which best fits the information contained in this documentation is that Gauthier's wife Humbeline was a different person from Humbeline, widow of Anseric de Chacenay. If this is correct, Gauthier must have repudiated Humbeline before his marriage to Adelais, who is named in a charter dated [1150] as his wife. Anseric [II] & his wife had four children:

(a) JACQUES de Chacenay (-[1152/58]). "Ansericus de Cacennaco…uxoris Hubeline…filio meo Jacobo" donated property to the abbey of Molesme by charter dated 22 Feb 1119[455]. Sire de Chacenay.

- see below.

(b) ANSERIC [III] . "Anserico frater eius [Jacobi de Chacenaio]" is named in the charter dated 1146 which confirms donations by "Hubelina mater Jacobi de Chacenaio" to Montier-la-Celle[456]. Seigneur de Feins. He joined the crusade in 1147[457].

(c) THOMAS (-after [1177]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Prior at Molesme 1160/1161. Prior at Clairvaux 1161. Abbot of Molesmes 1172, resigned [1177].

(d) PETRONILLE-ELISABETH de Chacenay (-1165 or after). The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. 1139/1165. The foundation charter of the abbey of Mores, undated but dated to 1152, records the donations of "Petronilla, Barri comitissa…pro anima viri sui Widonis et filiorum suorum Milonis et Willelmlmi"[458]. There is doubt about her name as the cartulary of Troyes Saint-Pierre records a charter dated [1148/53] which recalls a donation by "Helisabeth mater Milonis comitis Barensis et ipsius uxor Agnes"[459]. m GUY de Brienne Comte de Bar-sur-Seine, son of MILON de Brienne Comte de Bar-sur-Seine & his wife Mathilde de Noyers (-13 Feb ----, 1145 or after).

ii) HUGUES (-[1119/20]). "Milo de Cacenniaco et Adelaidis uxor eius et filius eorum Hugo" donated property to the abbey of Molesme by charter dated 26 Dec, dated to [1084/1107][460]. same person as…? HUGUES (-[1119/20]). The primary source which confirms this co-identity has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Montréal.

- SEIGNEURS de MONTREAL.

iii) [ERARD . The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Archdeacon at Le Lassois [1100].]

JACQUES de Chacenay, son of ANSERIC [II] Sire de Chacenay & his wife Humbeline [de Troyes] (-[1152/58]). "Ansericus de Cacennaco…uxoris Hubeline…filio meo Jacobo" donated property to the abbey of Molesme by charter dated 22 Feb 1119[461]. Sire de Chacenay. "Hubelina domena de Chacenay uxor Anserici defuncto" made donations to "fratribus de Ripatorio" with the consent of "Jacobo filio eius" by charter dated 1137, subscribed by "Bernardus abbas Clerævallis, Odo filius Josleni"[462]. "Jacobus dominus de Cachennai" with the consent of "Agnetis uxoris mee" made donations to Basse-Fontaine on the suggestion of "Galteri Brenensium comitis et matris, uxoris eius, domine Agnetis de Baldimento et domine mee A Brenensium comitisse" by charter dated 1146[463]. The foundation charter of the abbey of Mores, undated but dated to 1152, records the donations of "Ansericus de Chacennaico…uxore sua Hubelina et filio suo Jacobo" and "Jacobus de Chacennaio…uxore sua Agnete"[464].

m as her first husband, AGNES de Brienne, daughter of GAUTHIER [II] Comte de Brienne & his [first/second] wife --- (-after 1191). "Agnes domina de Chacennaio…filiis suis Thoma et Ayrardo" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1158, confirmed by "Henricus…Trecensis episcopus"[465]. Her parentage is indicated by the charter dated 1174 under which the bishop of Troyes confirmed his judgment relating to "villa de Prait" which names "comitum de Brena Herardum" and is witnessed by "Andreas frater comitis, Erardus nepos eius de Chacenaio"[466], although this assumes that nepos is translated in this text as nephew. The source which confirms her parentage directly has not so far been identified. "Agnes domine de Cachenanaio" with the consent of her unnamed children made donations to Basse-Fontaine for the soul of "domini mei Jacobi…filius meus Erardus…quando perrexit Jerosolimam" by charter dated after 1191, witnessed by "Johannes dominus Cachanaii…Henricus de Cachennais et filius eius Johannes"[467]. She married secondly Jean de Salmaise. The source which confirms her second marriage has not so far been identified.

Jacques & his wife had [three] children:

1. THOMAS de Chacenay (-1179). "Agnes domina de Chacennaio…filiis suis Thoma et Ayrardo" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1158, confirmed by "Henricus…Trecensis episcopus"[468]. Sire de Chacenay.

2. ERARD [I] de Chacenay (-Acre 1191). "Agnes domina de Chacennaio…filiis suis Thoma et Ayrardo" made donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1158, confirmed by "Henricus…Trecensis episcopus"[469]. Sire de Chacenay. m MATHILDE, daughter of ---. "Erardus dominus Chacennaii…Mathilde uxore sua" confirmed donations to the abbey of Mores by charter dated 1182[470].

3. [HELVIS (-before 1193). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m HUGUES de Vandeuvre, son of --- (-before 1191).]

1. ERARD [II] (-1190 or after). According to Europäische Stammtafeln[471], Erard [II] was the possible son of Thomas de Chacenay (see above). However, until disproved by further information from other primary sources, it appears more likely that he was the same person as Erard [I], whose wife's name was recorded as Mathilde. This is chronologically consistent with Mathilde having been the daughter of Clémence de Bourgogne, who was born in 1117. Sire de Chacenay. m MATHILDE [Félicité] de Donzy, daughter of [GEOFFROY [III] Seigneur de Donzy & his first wife Clémence de Bourgogne [Capet]]. According to Europäische Stammtafeln, Mathilde was the daughter of Hervé III by his second wife Clémence de Bourgogne[472]. However, as explained above, it is chronologically more likely that Clémence, her mother, was the first wife of Geoffroy [III]. The primary source which confirms her parentage and her marriage has not yet been identified. Erard [II] & his wife had [three] children:

a) [JACQUET (-[1191]). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.]

b) ERARD [III] de Chacenay (-16 Jun 1236, bur Clairvaux). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Sire de Chacenay. "Airardus dominus de Chassenay" with the consent of his unnamed wife confimed donations to Basse-Fontaine by "domina Agnete de Chassenay" by charter dated 1209, which does not specify the relationship between the two[473]. "Herveus comes Nivernensis" confirmed a donation by "dominus Erardus de Cachenaio nepos noster" (first cousin of Erard) to the Teutonic knights by charter dated Jul 1219[474]. m (1205, divorced Sep 1224) as her second husband, EMMELINE de Broyes, widow of EUDES [II] de Champlitte, daughter of HUGUES [III] Seigneur de Broyes & his second wife Isabelle de Dreux (-1249 before Apr). Her parentage and first marriage are confirmed by the charter dated 1200 under which "Hugo dominus Brecarum" donated property to Clairvaux, with the consent of "Elisabeth uxor mea et Symon filius meus junior et Emelina filia mea domina de Chanlita"[475]. "Erardus dominus Chacenaii" donated property to Montier-la-Celle with the consent of "Emelina uxor mea et filius meus Erardus et filie mee Mahaut et Johanneta" by charter dated 1218[476]. [477]. The contract of divorce between "Erardus dominus Chascegnay" and "Emeline uxoris mee", with the consent of "Elisabeth domine Castri Villani et Simonis filii sui", is dated Sep 1224, names "Oda dicta Emeline primogenita" and provides for the dowry of "M. filiam meam" on her marriage to "comiti Gigeti"[478]. Erard [III] & his wife had five children:

i) ERARD [IV] (-killed in battle Westcapelle, Walcheren island 4 Jul 1253). "Erardus dominus Chacenaii" donated property to Montier-la-Celle with the consent of "Emelina uxor mea et filius meus Erardus et filie mee Mahaut et Johanneta" by charter dated 1218[479]. Sire de Chacenay. [m ALIX de Noyers, daughter of MILON [VII] Sire de Noyers. The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. 1227.]

ii) HUET (-on crusade 1249). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.

iii) MATHILDE . "Erardus dominus Chacenaii" donated property to Montier-la-Celle with the consent of "Emelina uxor mea et filius meus Erardus et filie mee Mahaut et Johanneta" by charter dated 1218[480]. 1217/1233. m (before Jun 1223) GUY d'Arcis-sur-Aube, son of ---. 1219/1241.

iv) ALIX (-before 1278). The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. Her two marriages are confirmed by the undated charter under which "Guillelmi vicecomitis de Meloduno et Aalidis uxoris eius" confirmed money received by "prædictæ Aalidis" from "dominum Guidonem quondam comitem Forensem eius virum atque fratrem Renaudi de Foreisio moderni comitis"[481]. Her first marriage is confirmed by the contract of divorce between "Erardus dominus Chascegnay" and "Emeline uxoris mee", with the consent of "Elisabeth domine Castri Villani et Simonis filii sui", dated Sep 1224, which provides for the dowry of "M. filiam meam" on her marriage to "comiti Gigeti"[482], although it is unclear why Alix is referred to as "M". Dame de Chacenay. m firstly (1224) GUY [V] Comte de Forez, son of GUY [IV] Comte de Forez [Albon] & his first wife Philippa [Mathilde] de Dampierre (-[12 Sep] 1259). m secondly ([12 Sep 1259/10 Aug 1260]) GUILLAUME [III] Vicomte de Melun, son of ADAM [III] Vicomte de Melun & his second wife Comtesse de sancerre (-6 Jun 1278).

v) JEANNE . "Erardus dominus Chacenaii" donated property to Montier-la-Celle with the consent of "Emelina uxor mea et filius meus Erardus et filie mee Mahaut et Johanneta" by charter dated 1218[483].

c) CLEMENCE . The primary source which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified. "Eudes seigneur de Grancey, sa femme Clémence et ses fils" renounced rights in favour of the abbey of Pothières by charter dated 1218[484]. 1214/1233. m EUDES [II] Seigneur de Grancey et de Larrey, son of RENAUD Seigneur de Grancey & his wife --- (-after 1218).

Chapter 8. SEIGNEURS de CHÂTILLON-sur-MARNE

The castle of Châtillon-sur-Marne was built by Hervé, nephew of Hervé Archbishop of Reims, on land granted to him by his uncle in [920] (see Part A). The process by which the castle came into possession of the second Châtillon family (see Part B) has not yet been identified.

A. SEIGNEURS de CHÂTILLON (early 10th century)

1. --- . m --- [d'Ostrevant, sister of HUCBALD Comte d'Ostrevant, daughter of ---.] Flodoard names "domnus Heriveus" as "nepos ex sorore Hucbaldi comitis" when recording his appointment as Archbishop of Reims[485], although it is not known with certainty that this refers to Hucbald Comte d'Ostervant. This couple had [three] children:

a) HERVE (-922). Archbishop of Reims. Flodoard names "domnus Heriveus" as "nepos ex sorore Hucbaldi comitis" when recording his appointment as Archbishop of Reims[486], although it is not known with certainty that this refers to Hucbald Comte d'Ostervant. He granted his brother and nephew the domains of Vandières and Binson on which they built the castle of Châtillon-sur-Marne.

b) EUDES [Odo] . Flodoard names "Odo frater quondam Herivei archiepiscopi et Heriveus nepos ipsius" when recording their ordination[487].

c) [--- . It is possible that this is the same person as Eudes. m ---.]

i) HERVE (-killed in battle 947). Flodoard names "Odo frater quondam Herivei archiepiscopi et Heriveus nepos ipsius" when recording their ordination[488]. Flodoard's Annals record that in 947 "Ragenaldus comes et Dodo, frater ipsius præsulis [=Artald]" attacked castles built "citra Maternam fluvium" by "Heriveus nepos Herivei quondam archiepiscopi", during the course of which "Heriveus" was killed[489]. He held the castle of Châtillon, as shown by Flodoard who in 949 records that "Ragenaldus comes" captured "castrum quondam Herivei…Castellionem"[490].

B. SEIGNEURS de CHÂTILLON (11th century -1219)

The primary sources which confirm the parentage and marriages of members of this family have not yet been identified, unless otherwise stated below.

--- de Châtillon, son of ---. Vidame de Reims.

1. GERVAIS de Châtillon . Vidame de Reims. m ---. The name of Gervais's wife is not known. Gervais & his wife had two children:

a) MANASSES "le Chauve" de Châtillon . Vidame de Reims. 1053/1055. m ---. The name of Manassès's wife is not known. Manassès & his wife had three children:

i) ERLAUD . Vidame de Reims 1070/1115.

ii) GUY . Seigneur de Vivé. m ---. The name of Guy's wife is not known. Guy & his wife had one child:

(a) CYR . Canon at Reims 1103.

iii) MANASSES (-1115). Archbishop of Reims 1095.

b) daughter . m ROGER Comte de Porcéan, son of ---. 1053.

2. MILON de Châtillon . Seigneur de Châtillon et de Bazoches. m ---. The name of Milon's wife is not known. Milon & his wife had four children:

a) GUY de Châtillon (-after 1076). Seigneur de Châtillon.

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b) MANASSES de Châtillon . Seigneur de Bazoches.

c) MILON de Châtillon . Seigneur de Bazoches.

d) EUDES de Châtillon ([1035]-28 Jul 1099). Cardinal. Bishop of Ostia. He was elected 12 Mar 1088 as Pope URBAN II.

3. GUY de Châtillon (-1055). Archbishop of Reims 1032.

GUY de Châtillon, son of MILON Seigneur de Châtillon et de Bazoches & his wife --- (-after 1076). Seigneur de Châtillon.

m ERMENGARDE de Choisy, sister of AUBRY de Choisy, daughter of ---.

Guy & his wife had four children:

1. GAUCHER [I] de Châtillon (-[late 1100]). Seigneur de Châtillon.

- see below.

2. GUERMOND de Châtillon (-1117 or after). Seigneur de Savigny. m ---. The name of Guermond's wife is not known. Guermond & his wife had two children:

a) GUERMOND (-after 1137). Seigneur de Savigny. Avoué de Rumigny. m HADVIDE, daughter of ---. Guermond & his wife had three children:

i) GUERMOND (-after 1174). Seigneur de Savigny. Avoué de Rumigny. m ---. The name of Guermond's wife is not known. Guermond & his wife had two children:

(a) HADWIDE . 1185. m HUGUES [II] Vidame de Chalon , son of ---. 1185/1231.

(b) ALIX . 1186. m HENRI Châtelain de Vitry, son of ---.

ii) GERARD . 1140/1155.

iii) MILON . 1150.

b) GUY . Canon at Laon 1146.

3. JACQUES de Châtillon . 1103.

4. PIERRE de Châtillon . Archdeacon at Soissons.

GAUCHER [I] de Châtillon, son of GUY [I] Seigneur de Châtillon & his wife Ermengarde de Choisy (-[late 1100]). Seigneur de Châtillon. Albert of Aix records the deaths of "le noble Erald, Engelram du même pays, Dudon, Arnoul, Gautier de Castellane"[491], undated but in a passage adjacent to text which records events in late 1100.

m ---. The name of Gaucher's wife is not known.

Gaucher [I] & his wife had three children:

1. HENRI de Châtillon (-1127 or after). Seigneur de Châtillon et de Montjay. m ERMENGARDE de Montjay, daughter of AUBRY de Montjay & his wife ---. Henri & his wife had four children:

a) GAUCHER [II] de Châtillon (-19 Jun 1148). Seigneur de Châtillon, de Toissy, de Montjay et de Crécy.

- see below.

b) GERVAIS de Châtillon .

2. RENAUD de Châtillon . Seigneur de Toucy et de Saint-Fangeau-en-Puisaye.

3. HUGUES de Châtillon . Canon at Reims.

GAUCHER [II] de Châtillon, son of HENRI Seigneur de Châtillon & his wife Ermengarde de Montjay (-19 Jun 1148). Seigneur de Châtillon, de Toissy, de Montjay et de Crécy.

m ADA de Roucy, daughter of HUGUES "Cholet" Comte de Roucy & his first wife Aveline --- ([1117]-1172 or after). The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Wiscardus et ceteri filii et filie" as children of "Hugo congnomento Cholez", specifying that one daughter (unnamed, mentioned first) married "Galchero de Moniai" by whom she had "Guidonem et Galcherum"[492]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines refers to one sister of "Wichardum novissimum et Hugonem" as wife of "Galtheiro de Monteisi" but does not name her[493]. "Calcerus de Castelliolo" donated property to the abbey of Fontevraud with the consent of "uxore mea Ada et Guidone filio meo primogenito" by charter dated to shortly before 1145[494].

Gaucher [II] & his wife had two children:

1. GUY [II] de Châtillon (-[1170/72]). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Guidonem…et Galtherum" as sons of "Galtheiro de Monteisi" & his wife[495]. "Calcerus de Castelliolo" donated property to the abbey of Fontevraud with the consent of "uxore mea Ada et Guidone filio meo primogenito", by charter dated to shortly before 1145[496]. Seigneur de Châtillon-sur-Marne, de Toissy, de Montjay et de Crécy. m (before 1166) as her second husband, ALIX de Dreux, widow of VALERAN [III] Seigneur de Breteuil, daughter of ROBERT [I] Seigneur de Dreux [Capet] & his first wife Hawise de Salisbury ([1145/46]-[Jan 1205/Mar 1210], bur église collégiale de Dreux). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Alaydam" as the daughter of "comitem de Brana Robertum domnum" & his first wife, naming her first husband "Gallerano de Bertuilh", her second husband "Guidone de Castellone", her third husband "Iohanne castellano Noviomensi" and her fourth husband "comite Suessionensi"[497]. She married thirdly Jean de Thorotte chatelain de Noyers, and thirdly (before 1183) Raoul de Nesle Comte de Soissons. Guy [II] & his wife had five children:

a) GUY [III] de Châtillon (-Acre 1191). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Guidonem et Galterum et Alaydem uxorem Guilelmi Noblet" as the children of "Alaydis [filia comitem de Brana Robertum domnum]" & her second husband[498]. Guy de Châtillon and Gaucher his brother made a donation to the priory of Longueau, with the consent of Robert also his brother, by charter dated 1189[499]. Seigneur de Montjay. "Galcherius de Castelione montis Gaii dominus" donated property to Tremblay "pro salute anima…fratris mei Guidonis" with the consent of "Elisabeth uxoris mee" by charter dated Jan 1205[500].

b) GAUCHER [III] de Châtillon (-killed in battle Oct 1219). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Guidonem et Galterum et Alaydem uxorem Guilelmi Noblet" as the children of "Alaydis [filia comitem de Brana Robertum domnum]" & her second husband[501]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "comitis Galtheri de Sancto Paulo" son of "Guidonem [filii Galtheiro de Monteis]i"[502]. Guy de Châtillon and Gaucher his brother made a donation to the priory of Longueau, with the consent of Robert also his brother, by charter dated 1189[503]. Seigneur de Châtillon, de Toissy, de Crécy et de Pierrefonds. Comte de Saint-Pol.

- COMTES de SAINT-POL.

c) ROBERT de Châtillon (-1215). Guy de Châtillon and Gaucher his brother made a donation to the priory of Longueau, with the consent of Robert also his brother, by charter dated 1189[504]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines in 1216 records the death of "episcopus Laudunensis Robertus frater comitis de sanctro Paulo", in a later passage specifying that he was the son of "Guido de Castellione" & his wife[505]. Bishop of Laon 1210.

d) MARIE de Châtillon (-13 Mar after 1241). The Historia Comitum Ghisnensium refers to the wife of "Reinaldus filius Alberti de Dominio-Martini comitis" as "sorore Waltheri de Castellione", specifying that he left her in order to marry "Boloniem comitissam Idam"[506]. The primary sources which confirm her second and third marriages have not yet been identified. The necrology of Vendôme La Trinité records the death "V Non Mar" of "Maria comitissa"[507]. m firstly (divorced before 1190) as his first wife, RENAUD Comte de Dammartin, son of AUBRY [II] Comte de Dammartin & his wife Mathilde [Mabille] de Clermont-en-Beauvaisis (-Château de Goulet 21 Apr 1217, bur Boulogne). m secondly JEAN [III] Comte de Vendôme, son of BOUCHARD [IV] Comte de Vendôme & his wife Agatha --- (-1217 before Apr). m thirdly ([1218]) ROBERT de Vieuxpont Seigneur de Courville, son of ---.

e) ADELA de Châtillon (-after 1216). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Guidonem et Galterum et Alaydem uxorem Guilelmi Noblet" as the children of "Alaydis [filia comitem de Brana Robertum domnum]" & her second husband[508]. m (1193) GUILLAUME [V] de Garlande Seigneur de Livry, son of GUILLAUME [IV] de Garlande & his wife Idoine de Chaumont (-1216).

2. GAUCHER de Châtillon (-[1188/90]). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Guidonem…et Galtherum" as sons of "Galtheiro de Monteisi" & his wife, naming the son of Gaucher "Galtheri de Nantholio"[509]. Seigneur d'Autreches et de Nanteuil-la-Fosse. m HELVIDE de Nanteul-la-Fosse, daughter of --- (-Feb 1204).

- SEIGNEURS de NANTEUIL, SEIGNEURS d'AUTRECHES[510].

Chapter 9. SEIGNEURS de CONFLANS

1. GUY de Conflans, son of --- (-1103 or after). m HILDEGARDE de Reynel, daughter of THIBAUT [I] Comte de Reynel & his wife Ermentrude de Roucy. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Hugonem et Hildegardem, matrem Ebali de Buxi et de Montforti" as children of "Theobaldo comiti de Rimnello" & his wife Ermentrude[511]. The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Eldiardis, mater Ebali de Buxi et Bertranni comitis, qui de filia imperatoris Hispanie habuit liberos utriusque sexus" as daughter of "Theobaldus comes de Rinnel"[512]. Guy & his wife had [seven or more] children:

a) EBLES . The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Ebali de Buxi et de Montforti" as son of "Theobaldo comiti de Rimnello" & his wife Hildegarde[513]. The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Ebali de Buxi et Bertranni comitis" as sons of "Eldiardis [filia Theobaldi comitis de Rinnel]"[514]. m ---. The name of Ebles's wife is not known. Ebles & his wife had one child:

i) daughter . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis refers to the daughter of "Ebalus de Buxi" as wife of "Guidoni de Iunvilla, fratri comitis Tullensis" (who has not been traced), specifying that they had children of both sexes[515]. m GUY de Joinville, son of ---.

b) BERTRAND . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Ebali de Buxi et Bertranni comitis" as sons of "Eldiardis [filia Theobaldi comitis de Rinnel]"[516]. m ---, daughter of --- of Spain. The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis refers to the wife of "Bertranni comitis" as "filia imperatoris Hispanie", specifying that they had children of both sexes[517].

i) children.

c) ROBERT de Conflans . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Robertus de Conflens, Wilelmus quoque agnomine Rofroidus" as brothers of "Ebali de Buxi et Bertranni comitis"[518]. m ---. The name of Robert's wife is not known. Robert & his wife had two children:

i) EBLES de Conflans . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Ebalum videlicet eiusdem loci dominum et Bartholomeum clericum" as sons of "Robertus de Conflens"[519].

ii) BARTHELEMY de Conflans . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Ebalum videlicet eiusdem loci dominum et Bartholomeum clericum" as sons of "Robertus de Conflens"[520].

d) GUILLAUME [Rofroidus] . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Robertus de Conflens, Wilelmus quoque agnomine Rofroidus" as brothers of "Ebali de Buxi et Bertranni comitis"[521].

e) BEATRIX . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Beatricem et alias" as sisters of "Ebali de Buxi et Bertranni comitis", specifying that Beatrix married firstly "Hugone de Monte-cornet" and secondly "Clarembaldum de Foro"[522]. m firstly HUGUES de Cornemont, son of ---. m secondly CLAREMBAUD de Faure, son of ---. Beatrix & her first husband had two children:

i) BARTHELEMY de Cornemont . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Bartholomeum Belvacensem episcopum et Nicholaum militem de Templo" as sons of "Hugone de Monte-cornet" & his wife Beatrix[523]. Bishop of Beauvais.

ii) NICHOLAS de Cornemont . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Bartholomeum Belvacensem episcopum et Nicholaum militem de Templo" as sons of "Hugone de Monte-cornet" & his wife Beatrix[524]. Knight Templar.

Beatrix & her second husband had four children:

iii) ADELAIDE de Faure . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Adeluidem Laudunensem vicedominam et Ebalum et Galerum et Elizabeth" as children of "Clarembaldum de Foro" & his wife Beatrix[525]. m ---. The name of Adelaide's husband is not known. Adelaide & her husband had one child:

(a) daughter . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis refers to the daughter of "Adeluidem Laudunensem vicedominam" as wife of "Radulfus de Ecri"[526]. m RAOUL de Ecry, son of ---.

iv) EBLES de Faure . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Adeluidem Laudunensem vicedominam et Ebalum et Galerum et Elizabeth" as children of "Clarembaldum de Foro" & his wife Beatrix[527].

v) GALERAN de Faure . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Adeluidem Laudunensem vicedominam et Ebalum et Galerum et Elizabeth" as children of "Clarembaldum de Foro" & his wife Beatrix[528].

vi) ELISABETH de Faure . The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Adeluidem Laudunensem vicedominam et Ebalum et Galerum et Elizabeth" as children of "Clarembaldum de Foro" & his wife Beatrix[529].

f) daughters .

Chapter 10. SEIGNEURS de COUCY

Hérivée Archbishop of Reims founded the château de Coucy in the early 10th century[530].

A. SEIGNEURS de COUCY

ENGUERRAND [II] de Coucy, son of THOMAS Comte d´Amiens, Seigneur de Coucy & his third wife Mélisende de Crècy (-before 1147). The Genealogiæ Scriptoris Fusniacensis names "Ingelrannum de Marla et Robertum Bovensem et filiam nomine matris" as children of "Thomam de Marla" and his wife Mélisende[531]. Seigneur de Coucy et de Marle. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Ingelrannum…et Robertum Bovensem" as sons of "Thomas de Coci" and his "secundo uxor domna de Bovis"[532].

m (1132) AGNES de Baugency, daughter of RAOUL Seigneur de Baugency & his wife Mathilde de Vermandois. The De Genere Comitum Flandrensium, Notæ Parisienses records "Agnes uxor domini Ingelranni de Cociaco" as daughter of "domina de Baugenciaco primogenita [comitis Hugonis li Maines]" and as mother of "domini Radulphi de Cociaco, et de eodem Radulfo Ingelrannus de Cociaco, nunc vivens"[533]. A more explicit reference which confirms her parentage has not yet been identified.

Enguerrand [II] & his wife had two children:

1. RAOUL [I] de Coucy (after 1142-killed siege of Acre Nov 1191, bur Abbaye de Foigny). The De Genere Comitum Flandrensium, Notæ Parisienses names "domini Radulphi de Cociaco…" as son of "Agnes uxor domini Ingelranni de Cociaco"[534]. Seigneur de Coucy et de Marle. He was one of the advisers of Philippe II King of France. m firstly (before 1164) AGNES de Hainaut, daughter of BAUDOUIN IV Comte de Hainaut & his wife Alice de Namur ([1140/45]-[1168/73]). The Chronicon Hanoniense names (in order) "Yolandem, Agnetem, Lauretam" as the daughters of "Alidis comitissa Hanonensis …cum viro Balduino comite", specifying that the second daughter Agnes married "Radulphus de Cocy qui et Cociacum et Marlam et Vervinum et Feram castra possidebat"[535]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names (in order) "comitem Balduinum, Henricum de Seburgo et quatuor sorores" as children of "comiti Balduini de Haynaco", naming one daughter (first among those listed) "Agnes [uxor] Rodulfo de Marla"[536]. m secondly (after 1173) ALIX de Dreux, daughter of ROBERT I de Dreux & his second wife Agnes de Baudemont Dame de Braine (1156-after Feb 1217). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "matrem Engelranni de Coci Petronillam" as one of the two daughters of "comes Robertus" & his second wife[537]. She governed Coucy after the death of her husband. Raoul [I] & his first wife had three children:

a) YOLANDE de Coucy ([1164]-Braine, Aisne 18 Mar 1222, bur Braine, église abbatiale de Saint-Ived). The Chronicon Hanoniense names (in order) "Iolandem…Agnetis…tercia…Ada" as the three daughters of "Radulphus de Cocy" & his wife, specifying that Yolande married "Roberto comiti de Drecis et de Braina, filioque Roberti comitis fratris Ludovici regis Francorum"[538]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines refers to the two daughters of "Rodulfo de Marla" & his wife Agnes as "mater…comitis de Grandiprato, altera Hyolenz [uxor] comiti de Brana Roberto"[539]. "Robertus comes, dominus Drocarum" donated property "in…Rupis Fortis" to Notre-Dame des Vaux de Cernay, with the consent of "uxoris mee Yolendis", by charter dated to [1184/1200][540]. “Robertus comes, dominus Drocarum et Braye, et Yolendis comitissa uxor mea” donated property to Notre-Dame, Paris, with the consent of “Roberti filii nostri”, by charter dated 1208[541]. "R comes dominus Droc et Bran" donated property to Notre-Dame de la Trappe with the consent of "Agnetis uxoris eius [R patris meis]…comitisse matris mee…et Yolande comitisse uxore mee et liberorum meorum" by charter dated Jul 1212[542]. The necrology of Reims [Saint-Rémi] records the death "XV Kal Apr" of "Ioles Brane comitissa"[543]. m (1184) as his second wife, ROBERT [II] Comte de Dreux, son of ROBERT [I] "le Grand" Seigneur de Dreux & his second wife Agnès de Baudemont dame de Braine ([1153]-28 Dec 1218, bur Braine, église abbatiale de Saint-Ived)

b) ISABEAU [Agnes/Melisende] de Coucy . The Chronicon Hanoniense names (in order) "Iolandem…Agnetis…tercia…Ada" as the three daughters of "Radulphus de Cocy" & his wife, specifying that Agnes married firstly "Radulpho comiti de Roci", by whom she was childless, and secondly "comiti de Grandiprato"[544]. The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines refers to the two daughters of "Rodulfo de Marla" & his wife Agnes as "mater…comitis de Grandiprato, altera Hyolenz [uxor] comiti de Brana Roberto"[545]. m firstly RAOUL [I] Comte de Roucy, son of GUISCARD Comte de Roucy & his wife Elisabeth de Mareil (-1196). m secondly as his first wife, HENRI [III] Comte de Grandpre, son of HENRI [II] Comte de Grandpré & his wife Luitgard de Luxembourg (-1211).

c) ADA de Coucy . The Chronicon Hanoniense names (in order) "Iolandem…Agnetis…tercia…Ada" as the three daughters of "Radulphus de Cocy" & his wife, specifying that Ada married "in Flandria Theoderico de Beverna…castellano de Dicamuda"[546]. 1166. m DIRK van Beveren, son of ---.

Raoul [I] & his second wife had five children:

d) ENGUERRAND [III] de Coucy (-1243). The De Genere Comitum Flandrensium, Notæ Parisienses names "Ingelrannus de Cociaco, nunc vivens" as son of "domini Radulphi de Cociaco"[547]. Seigneur de Coucy, de Marle, de la Fère et de Crécy. Comte de Roucy 1202. Comte du Perche 1205. The 13th century Histoire des ducs de Normandie et des rois d´Angleterre names "Engherrans de Couci…si doi frère Thumas et Robiers"[548]. The Annales Londonienses record the death in 1244 of "Engilrammus de Cucy pater reginæ Scotiæ" after falling from his horse and being dragged into a river in which he was stabbed by his own sword[549]. m firstly (end 1201) as her second husband, BEATRIX de Vignory, widow of JEAN [I] Comte de Roucy, daughter of ---. The primary source which confirms her parentage and two marriages has not yet been identified. m secondly (1204) as her second husband, MATHILDE of Saxony, widow of GEOFFROY [III] Comte du Perche, daughter of HEINRICH "der Löwe" ex-Duke of Saxony and Bavaria & his second wife Matilda of England (1172-13 Jan [1209/10]). The necrology of the Abbaye des Clairets records the death "Id Jan" of "Mathildis comitissa fundatrix Claretorum"[550]. m thirdly MARIE de Montmirail, daughter of JEAN [I] Seigneur de Montmirail & his wife Helvide de Dampierre (-20 Sep 1272, bur Longpont). The Chronicle of Alberic de Trois-Fontaines names "Mariam uxorem Ingelranni de Coci" as daughter of "Helvidis [uxor] domno Iohanni de Montemirabili"[551]. Heiress of Montmirail, Oisy, Crèvecœur, Condé-en-Brie, le Vicomté de Meaux et la Châtelainie de Cambrai. "Ingelrannus, Couciaci, Montis Mirabilis et Oysiaci dominus" recognised the freedoms of “ecclesie Beate Marie de Grandi Campo, Cluniacensis ordinis, Meldensis dyocesis”, with the support of “Maria domina de Fara mater predicti Ingelranni”, by charter dated 13 Jan 1266[552]. Enguerrand [III] & his third wife had five children:

i) RAOUL [II] de Coucy (-killed in battle Faraskur 6 Apr 1250). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. Seigneur de Coucy, de Marle et de la Fère. Matthew of Paris records the death of "Radulphus de Cuscy" in the battle in which Louis IX King of France was captured